PingCAP/tidb

TiDB v8.5.8

Update·Aug 27, 2026·Not yet verified

For new features, improvements, and bug fixes released in v8.5.8 for TiDB, see TiDB v8.5.8 release notes. See the difference from the issue perspective: pingcap/tidb#69513 pingcap/tidb#68545 pingcap/tidb#64559 pingcap/tidb#70136 pingcap/tidb#69793 pingcap/tidb#69240 pingcap/tidb#66371 pingcap/tidb#69792 pingcap/tidb#65645 pingcap/tidb#68913...

Also shipped Aug 27, 2026PingCAP in August 2026 →

Google CloudBigQuery

You can now train models using XGBoost version 2.1 by using the XGBOOST_VERSION option

You can now train models using XGBoost version 2.1 by using the XGBOOST_VERSION option. BigQuery uses the XGBoost 3.1.0 library to load and make predictions on XGBoost models. This feature is generally available .

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SnowflakeCortex Code

CoCo in the Snowflake Extension for Visual Studio Code (General availability)

CoCo in the Snowflake Extension for Visual Studio Code is now generally available. CoCo runs in a side panel next to the extension's existing SQL and Snowpark Python workflows, so you can work locally while you stay connected to your Snowflake account.

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DatabricksLakeflow

Lakeflow Designer August Release

The Lakeflow Designer August release adds the Unique operator, expands the Aggregate, Select, and Python operators, and improves the canvas, preview, and version-history experience.

PreviewAug 27

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DatabricksAI/BI and Genie

Genie Code is now available as a Lakeflow Jobs task (Beta)

You can now run prompts with Genie Code as a task in a Lakeflow Job. Genie Code runs your prompt autonomously. It can read upstream task outputs and call tools as needed. The task returns a link to the resulting Genie Code conversation with its response. See Genie Code task for jobs .

BetaAug 27

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DatabricksAI/BI and Genie

Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview)

Use Genie Code to develop and troubleshoot deep learning workloads in notebooks connected to AI Runtime. Now in Public Preview , it generates distributed training code, resolves environment and dependency issues, and debugs GPU and distributed workload failures. See Use Genie Code with AI Runtime .

PreviewAug 27

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DatabricksUnity Catalog

Share foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing (Public Preview)

You can now use OpenSharing to share foreign Delta tables, which are Delta-format tables registered in a foreign catalog such as OneLake, a Hive metastore, or AWS Glue. Providers add foreign Delta tables to a share, and recipients access the shared data in read-only format.

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