Agents SDK agent_tool decorator for unsupported frameworks

The agent_tool decorator wires connector tools into agent frameworks the SDK doesn't natively support. Tool failures raise a catchable AirbyteToolError.

https://docs.airbyte.com/release_notes/agents#july-20-2026

Google CloudBigQuery·Jul 20, 2026

Lakehouse : Cross-cloud Lakehouse now supports integration with SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) in Preview

Lakehouse : Cross-cloud Lakehouse now supports integration with SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) in Preview. This update includes the following features: Federation from SAP BDC: Create Delta Sharing catalogs in Lakehouse to automatically synchronize shares, schemas, and tables from SAP BDC.

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SnowflakeSnowflake·Jul 20, 2026

OIDC federated authentication (Public Preview)

OpenID Connect (OIDC) security integrations for federated single sign-on (SSO) are available in Public Preview. Multiple OIDC integrations, or OIDC alongside an existing SAML2 integration, require identifier-first login . Without identifier-first login, only one SSO integration (SAML2 or OIDC) can be ENABLED=TRUE at a time.

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SnowflakeSnowflake·Jul 20, 2026

DML into frozen regions of dynamic tables (General availability)

You can now use DML statements (INSERT, UPDATE, MERGE, DELETE) to modify rows directly in the frozen region of a dynamic table. This enables use cases such as GDPR-required row deletions or correcting specific records without triggering a full refresh of the active region. For more information, see DML into a frozen region .

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SnowflakeSnowflake·Jul 20, 2026

Pass-through policies for dynamic tables with incremental refresh (General availability)

Dynamic tables that have base tables with arbitrary masking or row access policies can now maintain incremental refresh when the policy is pass-through for the role used during refresh (that is, when the refresh role has unrestricted access to all rows and columns regardless of the policy condition).

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MicrosoftMicrosoft Foundry·Jul 20, 2026

[In preview] Public Preview: Protect sensitive generative AI telemetry in Application Insights and Microsoft Foundry

Azure Monitor Application Insights now stores generative AI content in a dedicated GenAIContent table (AppGenAIContent in Log Analytics), making it possible to apply newly available access controls to sensitive AI telemetry. Because Application Insights p

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GitHubGitHub Copilot·Jul 20, 2026

AI credit pools for cost centers in the billing UI

You can now manage a cost center’s AI credit pool directly in the billing UI where you create and edit cost centers. Previously, you could only manage this through the GitHub REST API. This feature is available for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise on GitHub Enterprise Cloud. Toggle the AI credit pool on when you create or edit a cost center.

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