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Lakebase Postgres APIs are now generally available

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Programmatic management of Lakebase Postgres is now generally available through the REST API, Databricks CLI, and Databricks SDKs (Python, Java, Go). These interfaces support operations for projects, branches, endpoints, databases, roles, credentials, synced tables, and catalogs. See Lakebase API guide .

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Also shipped Aug 14, 2026Databricks in August 2026 →

GitHub Copilot weekly releases , August 10

From new models and portable plugins to smoother agent workflows, this week’s updates make GitHub Copilot more flexible across editors, the command line, and the Copilot app. GitHub Copilot, general Kimi K3 is rolling out to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise plans.

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MotherDuck CLI in preview

The motherduck CLI lets users authenticate, run SQL queries, and build Dives and Flights from the terminal, with table, JSON, or CSV output for scripting and automation.

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Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST

Lakebase is now PCI-DSS and HITRUST compliant for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. On AWS, this support is limited to the us-east-1 region. On Azure, all regions where Lakebase is available are supported. See Data protection .

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Postgres minor version updates

Lakebase updated its supported Postgres versions to 16.15, 17.11, and 18.6. These minor releases bring you the latest upstream Postgres fixes and security patches. When a new minor version is available, Lakebase applies it the next time your compute restarts. See Manage updates .

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Genie Code is now available in the Lakebase project UI

A new Genie entry in the Lakebase project sidebar opens Genie Code, the agentic Databricks assistant, scoped to your Lakebase project. Ask it in natural language to run multi-step data and AI tasks: explore your databases and tables, investigate and debug issues, and create and populate tables.

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