Releasesby GlyphGemini Enterprise: Support for channel mentions and multi-turn conversations in the Gemini Enterprise app for Slack
The Gemini Enterprise app for Slack has the following new capabilities: Channel mentions: You can @mention the Gemini Enterprise app directly in Slack channels and conversational threads. The app returns responses privately so you can review them before choosing to share.
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Using dbt artifacts for Slim CI and defer to production in dbt Projects on Snowflake (General availability)
Slim CI, defer to production, failed-execution recovery, and concurrent execution are now generally available for dbt Projects on Snowflake. Reuse dbt artifacts from recent production executions to accelerate development, streamline CI/CD workflows, and recover from failed production runs without maintaining a separate artifact store.
External secret providers (Preview)
External secret providers are now in preview. If your organization already keeps API keys, database passwords, and similar values in AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or Google Cloud Secret Manager, Snowflake can read those values when a query needs them, so you don't have to maintain a second copy in a Snowflake secret .
Iceberg Scan Plan API in Horizon Catalog (Public Preview)
Public Preview release of Iceberg Scan Plan API in Horizon Catalog to enforce data protection policies.
Inherited grants and container-level MANAGE GRANTS (General availability)
Inherited grants and container-level MANAGE GRANTS are now generally available.
Managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines (Beta)
You can now create managed tables in Lakeflow pipelines and write to them with one or more append flows. This feature is in Beta . You can also use import_checkpoint on an append flow to migrate an existing Structured Streaming workload into a pipeline without reprocessing the source. See create_table , CREATE TABLE ... FLOW (pipelines) , and append_flow .
The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available
The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available. Connect Microsoft Excel to your Databricks workspace to browse and import governed Unity Catalog tables and views, run SQL queries, build pivot tables, use custom functions, and write data back to Unity Catalog.
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Gemini Enterprise: Pay-as-you-go edition and AI developer tools available for all invoiced Cloud Billing accounts
Subscribing to the Gemini Enterprise Pay-as-you-go edition and accessing AI developer tools is available to all projects linked to an invoiced Cloud Billing account . Previously, only customers who received an email with the subject line [Billing Update] New Gemini Enterprise overage billing controls launching Aug 17, 2026 could access AI developer tools.
Gemini Notebook Enterprise: Website URL ingestion blocked by VPC Service Controls
Projects with VPC Service Controls enabled can't add website URLs as notebook sources in Gemini Notebook Enterprise. This is because direct website ingestion performs a live web crawl, generating outbound traffic beyond Google networks, which would violate VPC Service Controls perimeter policies.
Gemini Enterprise: Semantic search support in Google Cloud Marketplace (Preview)
The agent search in Google Cloud Marketplace now supports semantic search, allowing you to find agents by describing their functionality (for example, "generate reports" or "translate text") without needing exact keyword matches. For more information, see Add and manage A2A agents from Google Cloud Marketplace .
Gemini Enterprise: Monday federated data store (GA)
Connecting a Monday data source with Gemini Enterprise using data federation is generally available (GA). You can use the Gemini Enterprise app assistant to search across your Monday boards, items, updates, and docs, and get answers grounded in that content without needing to ingest the data. For more information, see Set up a Monday data store .
Gemini Enterprise: Create and manage projects
You can create and manage projects in the Gemini Enterprise web app to build a dedicated knowledge base for your own work or to collaborate with your team. Within a project, you can upload files and chat privately with the assistant to get answers grounded in your project files and web search. This feature is generally available (GA).
Gemini Enterprise: New data stores and support for new actions (Preview)
The following data stores are available in Public Preview in Gemini Enterprise: CoinDesk Relativity Streak (actions supported) Superhuman Mail You can search and read data from these data stores, and perform actions using natural language.
Gemini Enterprise: Gemini Code Assist availability update for subscriptions
If you're getting a new Gemini Enterprise Standard or Plus subscription or renewing an existing subscription online, the subscription no longer includes access to Gemini Code Assist features. Existing subscriptions that include Gemini Code Assist features can still access the features until the end of their subscription term.
Gemini Enterprise: Voice input for the chat box
You can speak your queries and prompts to Gemini Enterprise. Use the microphone button to record your voice, review and edit the transcribed text, and then submit the text. This feature is generally available (GA).