Releasesby GlyphTwo-factor authentication enabled by default in Looker
Google Cloud enabled two-factor authentication by default for all Looker (original) instances using email and password authentication.
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AI Function task support in Declarative Automation Bundles (Beta)
Databricks introduced Beta support for AI Function tasks within Declarative Automation Bundles.
Give agents only the access they need
Buildkite released token permissions and queue scopes for agent tokens, allowing teams to restrict agent capabilities and limit job acceptance to specific queues.
Many-to-many relationships in semantic views (Preview)
Snowflake Cortex AI launched a public preview for modeling many-to-many relationships between logical tables within semantic views.
Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models in December
GitHub announced the upcoming deprecation of several Copilot models on December 14, 2026, including Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.8 Flash, and Grok 4.6.
Aurora PostgreSQL with express configuration now supported in CloudFormation
AWS added support for Aurora PostgreSQL express configuration in CloudFormation, enabling single-property automated cluster creation and faster serverless database setup.
Deploy pg\_pinecone to Render or Railway
Pinecone released one-click templates to deploy pg_pinecone on Render or Railway running PostgreSQL 18 with preloaded vector extensions.
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Features enabled by default in Looker release 26.22
Google Cloud announced automatic enablement of select features starting November 9, 2026, for Looker original and Google Cloud core instances on version 26.22.
Looker adds Google Group mirroring for role management
Google Cloud added support for Google Group mirroring in Looker (original), allowing administrators to automatically assign roles and groups based on Google Group membership.
Looker introduces billing for Gemini-assisted usage over quota
Google Cloud announced billing enforcement for Gemini-assisted Looker features that exceed their allocated instance token limits.
Looker visualizations support grouping remaining rows into 'Other'
Google Cloud updated Looker visualizations to aggregate rows or pivot columns exceeding display limits into a customizable 'Other' category.
Looker downloads add filter and query metadata options
Google Cloud added options to include filter banners in PNGs and query metadata sheets in Excel files when downloading Looker visuals and dashboards.
Official Google BigQuery JDBC driver is in preview for Looker
Google Cloud introduced a public preview of the official Google BigQuery JDBC driver for Looker database connections.
Looker updates PDF export behavior for expanded tables
Google Cloud updated Looker PDF dashboard exports, automatically setting paper size to A4 and enabling page breaks when table expansion is selected.
Sankey charts are generally available in Looker
Google Cloud announced general availability for Sankey chart visualizations in Looker.