Releasesby GlyphMAI-Code-1-Flash for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise
MAI-Code-1-Flash, Microsoft AI’s in-house coding model, is now generally available for GitHub Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise, building on its recent expansion across Copilot surfaces .
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SQL queries as logical tables in semantic views (General availability)
You can now use an SQL query (rather than a physical table) as a logical table in a semantic view. This lets you define logical tables based on joins, transformations, or any SQL expression without creating a separate view first.
Support for variables in semantic views (General availability)
You can now define variables in a semantic view to parameterize facts, dimensions, and metrics. Variables let you customize calculations at query time without changing the view definition. Define variables when you create a semantic view using the VARIABLES clause in the CREATE SEMANTIC VIEW command, or by adding a variables key in the YAML specification .
Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector (GA)
The managed Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. The connector allows you to ingest CRM and ERP data from Dynamics 365 into Databricks using Azure Synapse Link. See Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector .
Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview
You can now define parameters in metric views to bind values at query time, serving many query variants from a single definition instead of maintaining a separate metric view per variant. See Use parameters with metric views .
Databricks Runtime 19 (Beta): June 26, 2026
Behavioral changes Environment variable availability restricted in standard access mode : In standard access mode , only a predefined set of environment variables is available to the Spark engine and init scripts.
Previewing GPT-5.6 Sol: a next-generation model
OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol, a next-generation model with stronger capabilities in coding, science, and cybersecurity, paired with its most advanced safety stack.
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Track total merges by adoption phase in enterprise and organization reports
Building on the AI adoption phase cohorts added to the Copilot usage metrics API , organization and enterprise reports now report the total number of pull requests merged by each adoption phase. What’s new The totals_by_ai_adoption_phase breakdown previously reported per-user averages only.
GitHub Desktop 3.6: Worktrees and deeper Copilot integration
GitHub Desktop 3.6 brings more of your day-to-day Git flow into one place with GitHub Copilot now powering commit authoring and merge conflict resolution, plus new Git worktree support. The problem More and more development happens with the help of AI and coding agents, which raises the bar for the everyday Git moments in between.
Copilot code review: Analysis depth and efficiency updates
Copilot code review now uses the built-in file exploration tools available in the Copilot CLI and SDK, significantly improving review cost efficiency with no change to your existing workflow. If you’re in the Medium analysis depth public preview, you’ll also see some new updates centered around configurability and visibility of review depth.
Enterprise-managed settings now support strictKnownMarketplaces in VS Code and GitHub Copilot CLI
Enterprises can now control which plugins their users can install in GitHub Copilot CLI and VS Code. This setting is now available in public preview. Add strictKnownMarketplaces to your enterprise-managed settings.json , and Copilot will only allow plugins to be installed from the marketplaces you’ve explicitly defined.
GitHub Copilot for Jira is now generally available
GitHub Copilot for Jira is now generally available. Since launching the public preview in March 2026, we have shipped a series of enhancements based on your feedback, including model selection, Confluence context via MCP, custom agents, custom fields, space-level guidance, and review request notifications in Jira.
Changes to model selection for Free and Student plans
Copilot Free and Student plans will now use Copilot auto model selection as the default and only model selection experience. Auto dynamically selects the best model for each task, removing the need for manual choice. Auto provides access to models across multiple model families, subject to plan restrictions.
Claude Opus 4.8 (fast mode) is now in preview for GitHub Copilot
Claude Opus 4.8 (fast mode) is now rolling out in preview on GitHub Copilot. Fast mode delivers significantly faster output token speeds while maintaining the same intelligence as Claude Opus 4.8, making it well suited for interactive coding and agentic workflows where responsiveness matters.
Claude Sonnet 5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot
Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic’s latest Sonnet-class model, now available in GitHub Copilot. It brings strong coding performance to everyday development and agentic workflows, giving developers a new Sonnet-class option for tasks across the IDE and CLI.