Releasesby IbisYou can export a conversational analytics agent's answer , including text, visualizations, tables, and...
GAyesterdayUnverifiedAdded Oct 16, 2026
You can export a conversational analytics agent's answer , including text, visualizations, tables, and citations, to a PDF or CSV file. This feature is generally available (GA).
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Every BigQuery releaseYou can copy tables across regions
You can copy tables across regions . This feature is now generally available (GA).
You can now use column aliases in GoogleSQL
You can now use column aliases in GoogleSQL. This feature lets you define an alias for an expression in the SELECT clause of a SQL query and immediately reference that alias within the same SELECT list or in the WHERE clause of the same query block.
The Apache Hive catalog endpoint in the Lakehouse runtime catalog is now generally available (GA)
The Apache Hive catalog endpoint in the Lakehouse runtime catalog is now generally available (GA). This integration lets you use the metastore as a serverless, central metadata layer, enabling seamless data sharing and unified querying across Apache Spark, Apache Hive, and BigQuery.
Metadata migration from Dataproc Metastore to Lakehouse is now generally available (GA)
Metadata migration from Dataproc Metastore to Lakehouse is now generally available (GA). You can perform a one-time backfill migration or dry run to migrate metadata from a Dataproc Metastore service to an Apache Iceberg REST catalog endpoint or a Hive catalog endpoint using the Google Cloud console, the gcloud CLI, or the REST API.
Conversational analytics now lets you create a conversation with all of the data sources in multiple...
Conversational analytics now lets you create a conversation with all of the data sources in multiple projects, or create a conversation with a dataset . These features are generally available (GA).
You can publish a BigQuery Conversational Analytics agent in Gemini Enterprise
You can publish a BigQuery Conversational Analytics agent in Gemini Enterprise . This feature is now generally available (GA).
The AI.AGG function now supports the output_schema argument, which lets you specify the schema of the...
The AI.AGG function now supports the output_schema argument, which lets you specify the schema of the function output as a comma-separated list of fields. This feature is generally available (GA).
The AI.AGG function is generally available (GA)
The AI.AGG function is generally available (GA). You can use this function to semantically aggregate unstructured input data based on natural language instructions.
Also shipped on Oct 15, 2026
Google Cloud in October 2026Checkout footer visibility now applies to merchant-configurable content
The visibility fields on CheckoutBrandingFooterContent and CheckoutAndAccountsConfigurationBrandingFooterContent now control only merchant-configurable footer content. Checkout can display Shopify-provided transaction information in the footer regardless of this setting.
ShopifyADBC driver for Power BI is now generally available
The Arrow Database Connectivity (ADBC) driver for the Databricks connector for Power BI is now generally available. ADBC is the default driver for new connections in Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service. See Configure ADBC or ODBC driver for Power BI .
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Webhook Configuration API is now Generally Available
Using the Webhook Configuration API, customers can configure how Twilio authenticates and delivers outbound webhooks, per URL. The API consists of two resources: Webhook Settings and Webhook Rules.
Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models in mid-November
We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on November 16th, 2026: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative Claude Opus 4.8* 2026-11-16 Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5 2026-11-16 Claude Opus 5.5 GPT-5.6 Terra 2026-11-16 GPT-6.1 Sol or GPT-6...
AI Scan for pull requests generally available
Code scanning AI Scan for pull requests is now generally available. It complements CodeQL by finding vulnerabilities in pull request changes for languages and frameworks that CodeQL does not currently cover, including PHP, Shell/Bash, Terraform configuration (HCL), Dockerfiles, JSP for Java, Blazor for C#, and more.