Image & Video
- Sora 2 and Sora 2 Pro retired: OpenAI is discontinuing the Sora API on September 24, 2026. Both models have been removed from the Image & Video model picker and stop generating on that date. Existing generations remain available in your history.
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New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 brings AI-assisted tool approvals, more control over agent conversations, and shared skills and instructions for your organization. You can also review plans with the Codex agent and manage MCP tools with persistent controls.
Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available
Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available on all supported compute types. This release adds named handlers for row-at-a-time scalar UDFs, removes the five-UDF-call-per-query limit, and aligns scalar TIMESTAMP inputs with PySpark behavior.
Build governed data and AI apps without code (Beta)
You can now build governed data and AI apps without code. Genie App Builder authors apps in natural language, App Spaces enforce governance, and Serverless Micro Apps scale to zero when idle. See Governed agentic app building .
Non-deterministic aggregate functions are supported with dynamic table incremental refresh (General availability)
Non-deterministic aggregate functions such as approx count distinct , approx percentile , and approx top k are now supported with dynamic table incremental refresh in INCREMENTAL, AUTO, and ADAPTIVE refresh modes. For incremental refresh, these functions are supported only in the SELECT clause. any value remains unsupported.
More ways to request and configure Copilot code reviews
GitHub Copilot code review now offers additional personal configurations to an expanded set of Copilot plans and an enterprise-level default setting. These improvements are now generally available: A dedicated personal settings page for automatic review and your default review effort An enterprise-wide default review effort setting for organization-owned...
Node 20 is no longer available in GitHub Actions
This is the final notification that Node 20 is no longer available on GitHub Actions runners. Runners now use Node 24 for JavaScript actions. The temporary ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION opt-out is no longer available. If you maintain a JavaScript action, update its runs.using value to node24 and publish a new release as soon as possible.
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ElevenAgents
- Parallel tool calls: Agent prompt configuration now includes enable_parallel_tool_calls (boolean, default true). When enabled, supported models can execute multiple tools in one turn. Agent models: Added gpt-6-astra to the agent LLM options. Alerting: Agent alerting now supports Slack channels alongside PagerDuty and webhook notifiers.
Image and video
- GPT Image 2.5 models: Image generation now supports gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst. Both models accept up to 10 reference images, quality levels through max, 14 fixed aspect ratios plus auto, and 1K, 2K or 4K output.
Speech Engine
- Cascade timeout: Speech Engine create and update requests now accept cascade_timeout_seconds (number, 2–15, default 4) to control how long ElevenLabs waits for an upstream speech engine before retrying.
Text to Speech
- Multi-context turn boundaries: The is_final_audio_for_turn marker is now emitted after every buffered byte for that turn, including MP3 and Opus output. Clients can use the marker as an exact turn boundary without switching to PCM.
SDK releases: JavaScript SDK
- v2.69.0 - Added transcriptEdit to the realtime Speech to Text wrapper, with edited text delivered through edited_transcript events. Fixed Speech Engine JWT verification for API keys with data residency suffixes. Added phoneNumbers.listV2 and Flows template methods to list and get templates and list, create and get runs.
SDK releases: Python SDK
- v2.69.0 - Added transcript_edit to the realtime Speech to Text wrapper, with edited text delivered through edited_transcript events. Fixed Speech Engine JWT verification for API keys with data residency suffixes, and made play raise an error when ffplay fails.
SDK releases: ElevenLabs CLI
- v1.3.2 - Added optional --intent metadata to collect feedback on CLI usage. Added elevenlabs feedback missing-capability to report workflows that the CLI does not support.