Releasesby GlyphBring Your Own Reservations for Data Science
You can use existing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Compute capacity reservations with supported Data Science resources, including notebook sessions, single-node jobs and job runs, and model deployments. Bring Your Own Reservations (BYOR) uses Compute capacity that's reserved in your tenancy without transferring the reservation to Data Science.
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New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 brings AI-assisted tool approvals, more control over agent conversations, and shared skills and instructions for your organization. You can also review plans with the Codex agent and manage MCP tools with persistent controls.
Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available
Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFs are now generally available on all supported compute types. This release adds named handlers for row-at-a-time scalar UDFs, removes the five-UDF-call-per-query limit, and aligns scalar TIMESTAMP inputs with PySpark behavior.
Build governed data and AI apps without code (Beta)
You can now build governed data and AI apps without code. Genie App Builder authors apps in natural language, App Spaces enforce governance, and Serverless Micro Apps scale to zero when idle. See Governed agentic app building .
Non-deterministic aggregate functions are supported with dynamic table incremental refresh (General availability)
Non-deterministic aggregate functions such as approx count distinct , approx percentile , and approx top k are now supported with dynamic table incremental refresh in INCREMENTAL, AUTO, and ADAPTIVE refresh modes. For incremental refresh, these functions are supported only in the SELECT clause. any value remains unsupported.
More ways to request and configure Copilot code reviews
GitHub Copilot code review now offers additional personal configurations to an expanded set of Copilot plans and an enterprise-level default setting. These improvements are now generally available: A dedicated personal settings page for automatic review and your default review effort An enterprise-wide default review effort setting for organization-owned...
Node 20 is no longer available in GitHub Actions
This is the final notification that Node 20 is no longer available on GitHub Actions runners. Runners now use Node 24 for JavaScript actions. The temporary ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION opt-out is no longer available. If you maintain a JavaScript action, update its runs.using value to node24 and publish a new release as soon as possible.
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Route on-demand inference requests across regions with smart model router
OCI Generative AI now supports smart model router for cross-region routing of on-demand inference requests within a user-selected regional scope. Create a routing profile that specifies an on-demand model and select regions within the same realm where that model is available. Then reference the routing profile in a Chat API or Responses API request.
Import DeepSeek V4.1 Flash into OCI Generative AI
You can now import the deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash model into OCI Generative AI, create endpoints for it, and use it in the Generative AI service. The model supports text, image, and combined image and text inputs and generates text.
Import Google Gemma 4 26B A4B IT into OCI Generative AI
You can now import the google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it model into OCI Generative AI, create endpoints for it, and use it in the Generative AI service. The model supports text, image, and combined image and text inputs and generates text.
Find models by region with model discovery in OCI Generative AI
OCI Generative AI now supports model discovery. Use model discovery to find models in a specified region and review details such as: Model capability including chat, text embedding, and text reranking. Input and output types, such as IMAGE_TEXT_TO_TEXT. Whether a model supports on-demand or dedicated serving.
HeatWave: Automatic Storage Expansion Enhanced
Automatic storage expansion now increases the DB system storage when the remaining available storage is 10% or less of the currently allocated storage. The new storage size is calculated based on the current allocation, and the expanded size cannot exceed the configured maximum storage size.
Code-only deployment for OCI Functions is now available
OCI Functions now supports code-only deployment for Go, Java, Node.js, and Python managed runtimes. You can package function code and dependencies as a ZIP archive, or as an uber JAR for eligible Java functions, and deploy without building or managing a container image.
Import Z.ai GLM-5.3-Flash into OCI Generative AI
You can now import the zai-org/GLM-5.3-Flash model into OCI Generative AI, create endpoints for it, and use it in the Generative AI service. In OCI Generative AI, use the following details for this model: Model capability: IMAGE_TEXT_TO_TEXT Minimum dedicated AI cluster unit shapes: H100_X8 and H200_X4 For the complete list of models that you can import...
Changes to OTP Messages for Spain Phone Numbers
Starting September 15, 2026, OTP messages sent to Spain phone numbers with the country code +34 no longer include customer-friendly names. Date Announced: September 28 2026 Date in Effect: September 15, 2026 Details: Beginning September 15, 2026, OTP messages sent to phone numbers in Spain ( +34 ) no longer include customer-friendly names.