BigQuery APPENDS and CHANGES change history functions are GA

The APPENDS and CHANGES functions return the rows appended to or changed in a table over a time range, useful for incremental processing and auditing.

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SnowflakeSnowflake Cortex AI·Jul 27, 2026

AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT support for client-side encrypted stages and network-restricted accounts (Preview)

With this preview release, AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT support documents stored on stages that use client-side or server-side encryption, including in accounts that use PrivateLink or other network policies that restrict public network access to stages. For more information, see the following topics:

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SnowflakeSnowflake·Jul 27, 2026

Custom incremental dynamic tables (General availability)

Custom incremental dynamic tables are now generally available. For more information, see Custom incrementalization .

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MicrosoftAzure databases and analytics·Jul 27, 2026

[Launched] Generally Available: Claude Opus 5 on Azure Databricks

Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Opus 5 through AI Model Serving. Claude Opus 5 is Anthropic's latest model for advanced reasoning, coding, agentic workflows, and professional knowledge work. Claude Opus 5 is designed for complex tasks requi

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SnowflakeSnowflake Cortex AI·Jul 27, 2026

AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT now available in GCP Middle East Central2 (Dammam)

AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT are now available in the Google Cloud Platform Middle East Central2 (Dammam) region, expanding regional support for customers with in-region requirements for document processing workloads.

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SnowflakeSnowflake·Jul 27, 2026

New agent_type column in QUERY_HISTORY views

The QUERY_HISTORY views and table functions now include a new agent_type column that identifies the type of agent that directly invoked a query. This column helps you audit and monitor agent-initiated queries across your account. Possible values for the agent_type column: The column is NULL if the query wasn’t invoked by an agent.

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GitHubGitHub Copilot·Jul 27, 2026

Manage GitHub Copilot app access with a dedicated policy

The GitHub Copilot app now has its own policy, so you can control who has access to it at the enterprise and organization levels. Until now, access to the Copilot app depended on your GitHub Copilot CLI policy being enabled. From several conversations with customers, we understand that many of you want to manage each client independently.

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