An updated version of the Simba JDBC driver for BigQuery is now available
An updated version of the Simba JDBC driver for BigQuery is now available.
Also shipped Sep 2, 2026Google Cloud in September 2026 →
Openflow Connector for Jira Cloud: Core flow (General availability)
The Atlassian Jira Cloud (Core) flow is now generally available. The flow ingests Jira Cloud issues, projects, users, and related data into dedicated Snowflake tables with explicit schemas. It supports optional deletion tracking and parallel ingestion across projects. The Atlassian Jira Cloud (Agile) flow remains in Public Preview .
Git Folder Serverless is in Beta
You can now use Git Folder Serverless to share serverless compute and a pyproject.toml -managed environment across notebooks and files in a Git folder. See Git Folder Serverless .
[In development] Private Preview: Reader Endpoint for Azure Database for MySQL
We’re happy to announce the public preview of reader endpoint support to simplify connection management when using multiple replicas in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server. A reader endpoint enables automatic load balancing of read-only connection
Fabric Data Agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio (Generally Available)
Organizations can now bring governed business data from Microsoft Fabric into Copilot Studio agents, enabling agents to answer questions, generate insights, and support business processes using trusted enterprise data. Fabric data agents make it easier to ground experiences in the data your organization already relies on.
General availability: Full-text search and the Documents API
Full-text search is now generally available on API version 2026-07, built on the new Documents API. Create schema-based document indexes that combine full-text (BM25), dense-vector, and sparse-vector ranking fields in a single index. Query them with BM25 token matching, Lucene query syntax, or vector similarity, narrowed by metadata and text-match filters.
Enterprise-managed settings support any default model
You can now set your preferred GitHub Copilot model as the default for new conversations through enterprise-managed settings. This lets you choose the default model that best fits your workflows. You can also customize the default by enterprise team, assigning a different default model based on team membership.
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Conversational analytics now supports questions about market basket analysis
Conversational analytics now supports questions about market basket analysis . This feature is generally available (GA).
You can now create, store , and manage pipelines in Git folders
You can now create, store , and manage pipelines in Git folders. This feature is in Preview .
BigQuery now supports TabFM , Google's pre-trained foundation model for tabular data
BigQuery now supports TabFM , Google's pre-trained foundation model for tabular data. TabFM enables zero-shot regression and classification through in-context learning. It delivers high-accuracy predictions on structured data without requiring model training or hyperparameter tuning.
You can now create an identity column , sometimes referred to as an auto-incrementing column, on a table
You can now create an identity column , sometimes referred to as an auto-incrementing column, on a table. You can use identity columns to create and maintain primary keys on your tables. When you insert a row into a table that has an identity column, BigQuery generates a unique integer value for that column. This feature is in Preview .
BigQuery Graph is generally available (GA)
BigQuery Graph is generally available (GA). BigQuery Graph now includes support for the CALL graph query statement , and the following path inspection GQL functions : IS_ACYCLIC IS_SIMPLE IS_TRAIL .
Conversational analytics now supports predictive modeling questions using the AI.PREDICT function
Conversational analytics now supports predictive modeling questions using the AI.PREDICT function . This feature is in Preview .