Mention Genie Code in notebook comments
You can now mention Genie Code in a notebook comment to get AI help without leaving the comment thread. Type @ in a comment, select Genie Code , and enter your request. Genie Code replies inline in the thread. See Code comments .
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Lakehouse : Cross-cloud Lakehouse now supports integration with SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) in Preview
Lakehouse : Cross-cloud Lakehouse now supports integration with SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) in Preview. This update includes the following features: Federation from SAP BDC: Create Delta Sharing catalogs in Lakehouse to automatically synchronize shares, schemas, and tables from SAP BDC.
OIDC federated authentication (Public Preview)
OpenID Connect (OIDC) security integrations for federated single sign-on (SSO) are available in Public Preview. Multiple OIDC integrations, or OIDC alongside an existing SAML2 integration, require identifier-first login . Without identifier-first login, only one SSO integration (SAML2 or OIDC) can be ENABLED=TRUE at a time.
DML into frozen regions of dynamic tables (General availability)
You can now use DML statements (INSERT, UPDATE, MERGE, DELETE) to modify rows directly in the frozen region of a dynamic table. This enables use cases such as GDPR-required row deletions or correcting specific records without triggering a full refresh of the active region. For more information, see DML into a frozen region .
Pass-through policies for dynamic tables with incremental refresh (General availability)
Dynamic tables that have base tables with arbitrary masking or row access policies can now maintain incremental refresh when the policy is pass-through for the role used during refresh (that is, when the refresh role has unrestricted access to all rows and columns regardless of the policy condition).
[In preview] Public Preview: Protect sensitive generative AI telemetry in Application Insights and Microsoft Foundry
Azure Monitor Application Insights now stores generative AI content in a dedicated GenAIContent table (AppGenAIContent in Log Analytics), making it possible to apply newly available access controls to sensitive AI telemetry. Because Application Insights p
AI credit pools for cost centers in the billing UI
You can now manage a cost center’s AI credit pool directly in the billing UI where you create and edit cost centers. Previously, you could only manage this through the GitHub REST API. This feature is available for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise on GitHub Enterprise Cloud. Toggle the AI credit pool on when you create or edit a cost center.
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Genie One and Genie Agents billed usage corrections
Genie One and Genie Agents usage is free through January 31, 2027. Beginning July 21, 2026, Databricks is applying a correction so that Genie One and Genie Agents usage is properly reflected as free across your billing data and budgets: System tables : Correction records land in system.billing.usage that negate prior Genie One and Genie Agents billed usage...
Genie Code scheduled tasks are in Beta
You can now schedule Genie Code to run a prompt on a recurring schedule. Each run executes your prompt as a full Genie Code session and produces a continuable Genie chat with the results, so you can turn recurring analysis into an unattended background task. Create a scheduled task by asking Genie Code in chat or by filling in the create form manually.
Genie Agents enhancements
- Higher character limit for uploaded PDFs : The maximum number of characters per uploaded PDF has been raised from 4,000 to 15,000. See PDF files . Agent mode APIs (Beta) : Agent mode APIs for Genie Agents are now available in Beta. See the Agent mode API reference .
Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
- Import BI files (Public Preview) : Importing Power BI and Tableau reports as AI/BI dashboards with Genie Code is in Public Preview. See Import BI files using Genie Code . Image widget : You can now add a dedicated image widget to a dashboard. See Image widgets .
Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams is now in Public Preview
The Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams is now in Public Preview . The app brings Genie into Microsoft Teams so users can ask data questions and get answers without leaving Microsoft Teams. See Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams .
Genie One enhancements and bug fixes
- Search and reuse past conversations : You can now search your past Genie One conversations and bring previous context into your current conversation. See Recall past conversations . Memory (Beta) : Genie One can remember details you ask it to save, such as your preferences and workflows, and applies them in future conversations.
Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
- Save a chat as a Genie Agent : You can now save a Genie One thread as a Genie Agent. See Create an agent . Conversation sharing (Public Preview) : Sharing an individual Genie Agent conversation is now in Public Preview. See Share a conversation . Access email terminology : Access-granted and access-request emails now use the Genie Agent's name.
Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
- Git folders : Git folders for dashboards are now generally available. See Version control dashboards with Git . Run a schedule on demand : You can now select Run now on a dashboard schedule to run it immediately. See Manage schedules .