Releasesby GlyphExternal knowledge sources are in Beta
Databricks introduced beta support for external knowledge sources, allowing users to pull metadata from Power BI semantic models into Databricks. Genie can now use these definitions to answer questions.
Also shipped Nov 5, 2026Databricks in November 2026 →
Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash
Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash is now generally available, offering omni-modal processing for text, image, and video. New features include standalone video upscaling, extended generation durations, and reference-guided video editing.
Use GPT-6-Cyber to investigate vulnerabilities, reproduce them in an authorized test environment, and verify
OpenAI has released GPT-6-Cyber, a model designed to investigate vulnerabilities, reproduce them in authorized environments, and verify fixes.
Gemini Enterprise: Prepaid credits for Pay-as-you-go subscriptions and usage above quota
Prepaid credits are now generally available for self-serve Cloud Billing accounts, allowing users to pay for Gemini Enterprise usage without an invoiced billing account.
The BigQuery Metadata curation console page has been removed
The BigQuery Metadata curation console page has been deprecated. Users should now use Knowledge Catalog for data discovery, profiling, and governance tasks.
Conversational analytics in BigQuery is now available in the asia-northeast1 (Tokyo) location
Conversational analytics in BigQuery is now supported in the asia-northeast1 (Tokyo) region.
Announcing Web Answer on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
Web Answer is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. It provides a managed tool that returns synthesized, cited answers grounded in web sources in a single call.
More from AI/BI and GenieEvery AI/BI and Genie release →
More external knowledge sources
Databricks announced plans to support Tableau and Sigma as external knowledge sources for AI/BI and Genie.
Approve Genie tool actions in Slack and Microsoft Teams (Public Preview)
When Genie needs approval to run a connected external tool, the Databricks Genie apps for Slack and Microsoft Teams now show an approval prompt in the reply, so you can allow or deny the action without leaving the chat. See Approve tool actions and Approve tool actions .
Edit shared Lakeflow Designer operators with Genie Code
Use Genie Code in Lakeflow Designer to create shared custom operators or edit them by workspace YAML file path. See Build a shared custom operator .
Track Unity Gateway skill usage with audit logs and the usage dashboard
Users can now track Unity Gateway Skill usage through audit logs and a dedicated dashboard. The dashboard provides visibility into downloads, loads, and user activity.
Dashboard relationships are now generally available
Dashboard relationships, which enable multi-fact data models in AI/BI dashboards, are now generally available.
Dashboard bug fixes
Databricks released bug fixes for AI/BI dashboards, including improvements to filter behavior, theme scoping, and chart field persistence.
Databricks-provided MCP connectors in Genie One and Genie Code will soon be enabled by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Starting in December 2026, Databricks-provided MCP connectors in Genie One and Genie Code will be enabled by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. The connectors include Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, Atlassian, Slack, and GitHub.
Upcoming end of life for the Genie One MCP Beta endpoint
The Genie One MCP Beta endpoint will reach end of life on November 30, 2026. Users must migrate to the generally available system.ai.genie_one_mcp MCP in Unity Gateway.