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OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra is now available on Unity Gateway
Databricks now supports the OpenAI GPT-6.1 Terra model via Foundation Model APIs on Unity Gateway.
Editing files in Unity Catalog volumes is now generally available
Users can now edit files stored in Unity Catalog volumes directly within the Databricks workspace file editor, eliminating the need for manual downloads and uploads.
Released pg\_pinecone
The pg_pinecone extension is now available, enabling native vector search within PostgreSQL. It allows users to perform vector searches using the local engine or offload indexing to Pinecone for larger datasets.
[Launched] Generally Available: Cost management and tagging for Claude models in Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft Foundry now provides integrated cost management and tagging for Claude models within Azure Cost Management. This update ensures Claude usage is tracked under the specific Foundry resource rather than as general SaaS spend.
Default OAuth apps for external AI agents are now generally available
Databricks now provides default OAuth client IDs for external AI agents like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor to connect to Databricks MCP servers. This removes the need for account admins to manually create OAuth apps.
AI Functions Unity Catalog permissions is now generally available
Unity Catalog permissions for AI Functions are now generally available. Metastore admins can now control access to specific AI functions within the system.ai schema.
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(2026-R46) Version updates
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .
C4D bare metal machine types are generally available on GKE
C4D bare metal machine types are now generally available on Google Kubernetes Engine for clusters running version 1.36 or later.
(2026-R45) Version updates
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Version 1.37.1-gke.1697000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.
You can now provision GKE nodes from storage-optimized Z4M machine series : - Manually: starting from GKE...
You can now provision GKE nodes from storage-optimized Z4M machine series : Manually: starting from GKE version 1.36.3-gke.1767000 and later. Using compute classes, cluster autoscaler, node pool auto-creation and in Autopilot clusters: starting from GKE version 1.37.0-gke.4713000 and later.
For GKE Standard CPU node pools, GKE can now upgrade nodes by updating the existing Compute Engine VM in...
For GKE Standard CPU node pools, GKE can now upgrade nodes by updating the existing Compute Engine VM in place, instead of deleting the VM and creating a new one. Because the node keeps its underlying VM, it also keeps its compute capacity during the upgrade. This lowers the risk that a node upgrade fails or stalls because resources aren't available.
(2026-R44) Version updates
GKE cluster versions have been updated. New versions available for upgrades and new clusters. The following versions are now available for new GKE clusters, and for manual control plane upgrades and node upgrades for existing clusters. For more information about versioning and upgrades, see GKE versioning and support and About GKE cluster upgrades .
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available
Note : Your clusters might not have these versions available. Rollouts are already in progress when we publish the release notes, and can take multiple days to complete across all Google Cloud zones. Version 1.37.1-gke.1552000 is now the default version for cluster creation in the Rapid channel.