Role-based access control (RBAC) on Business and Enterprise

Admins can assign roles and grant scoped privileges on databases, shares, and platform resources from the Members and Roles page. RBAC is on Business and Enterprise plans; custom roles are also available for Enterprise.

https://motherduck.com/docs/about-motherduck/release-notes/#july-23-2026

SnowflakeSnowflake·Jul 23, 2026

SQL environment variable and private Git package support for dbt Projects on Snowflake

Environment variable support for dbt Projects on Snowflake is now generally available. Manage per-developer schemas, dynamic runtime values, secrets, and multiple environments in a single, Git-versioned env.yml file that Snowflake resolves before each run.

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SnowflakeSnowflake·Jul 23, 2026

SERVICE_AGENT user type (General availability)

With this release, the SERVICE_AGENT user type is generally available. Use this user type for automated AI agents that interact with Snowflake using their own identity and privileges.

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SnowflakeSnowflake Cortex AI·Jul 23, 2026

SHOW CORTEX BASE MODELS command (General availability)

With this release, we are pleased to announce the general availability of the SHOW CORTEX BASE MODELS command. Use this command to list the Cortex Base Models available in your account, along with each model’s lifecycle status, regional availability, legacy date, and end-of-life date.

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DatabricksLakeflow·Jul 23, 2026

C++ SDK for the Zerobus Ingest connector is now available in Beta

A C++ SDK for the Zerobus Ingest connector in Lakeflow Connect is now available in Beta. The SDK provides a high-throughput gRPC client for ingesting records directly into Unity Catalog Delta tables, with support for JSON and Protocol Buffers. See Use Zerobus Ingest .

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DatabricksAI/BI and Genie·Jul 23, 2026

Genie Code scheduled tasks are in Beta

You can now schedule Genie Code to run a prompt on a recurring schedule. Each run executes your prompt as a full Genie Code session and produces a continuable Genie chat with the results, so you can turn recurring analysis into an unattended background task. Create a scheduled task by asking Genie Code in chat or by filling in the create form manually.

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DatabricksDatabricks Data Intelligence Platform·Jul 23, 2026

Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available

Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning are now generally available (GA), powered by Apache Spark 4.2.0. For release notes, see Databricks Runtime 19 and Databricks Runtime 19 for Machine Learning .

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