Flight secrets exposed as non-namespaced environment variables

MotherDuck is now available on AWS in ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) and ap-northeast-1 (Tokyo) for lower latency and regional data residency. Flights were not yet available in these regions at launch.

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MotherDuckJul 16, 2026

Run a Flight with a custom config override

In the Flights UI, the Run now menu lets users override config values for a single run without editing the Flight itself.

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MotherDuckJul 16, 2026

Scheduled Flights available on the Lite plan

Lite plan customers can now schedule Flight runs without per-user Flight or concurrency limits.

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Also shipped on Jul 9, 2026

Databricks LakeflowJul 9, 2026

Change to default pipeline editor for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled

The Lakeflow Pipelines Editor has been generally available since May 2026. In August, it will become the default editor for developing and debugging pipelines in workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. At that time the legacy editor will be removed.

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Databricks LakeflowJul 9, 2026

Strac connector (Beta)

The Strac connector is now available in Lakeflow Connect in Beta . Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. The connector ingests data-security audit events from your Strac instance into Databricks. Authentication uses a Strac API key. See Strac connector .

BetaSecurityData integrationDeveloper toolsSource

Databricks Agent Bricks and Mosaic AIJul 9, 2026

Protobuf tensor input for custom model serving endpoints (Public Preview)

For custom model serving endpoints with a tensor-based input signature, you can now send the request body as a serialized KServe v2 ModelInferRequest with Content-Type: application/x-protobuf , instead of JSON. This feature is in Public Preview and is only available on endpoints deployed after July 9, 2026. See Protobuf tensor input .

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Databricks AI/BI and GenieJul 9, 2026

Genie One enhancements

- Document citations : Documents now show citations that link content back to the data and sources Genie One used to generate the document. See View citations . Document version history : Documents now keep a version history so you can review earlier versions. See View version history .

BetaAI agentsMCPSQLSource

Databricks AI/BI and GenieJul 9, 2026

Front-end Private Link for account-level Genie One (Beta)

You can now configure front-end Private Link for account-level Genie One. Turn on the Front-end Private Link for Custom URLs and Account preview to get started. See Configure inbound Private Link for account-level resources .

BetaSecurityBISource

Databricks AI/BI and GenieJul 9, 2026

Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

- Import BI files is in Public Preview : Importing Power BI and Tableau reports as AI/BI dashboards with Genie Code is in Public Preview. You can also start an import directly from the dashboard list page. See Import BI files using Genie Code .

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