Databricks

Lakebase now supports copy-on-write database branching that can create a branch of a terabyte — scale production database in about one second, with O(1) branch creation and no initial storage overhead, enabling

Telecommunications firms are moving beyond pilots and sometimes reporting ROI, but fragmented, ungoverned data and a lack of telecom — specific semantics prevent AI projects from reaching large — scale production.

Databricks describes Genie as a conversational AI layer on a unified data platform that gives supply — chain leaders instant, contextual access to operational sources such as SCADA, MES, maintenance logs and ERP.

Databricks announced native OpenTelemetry ingestion that writes traces, logs, and metrics directly into Unity Catalog as Delta tables.

Unity Catalog now routes every model call and agent tool invocation through a new enforcement layer, Unity AI Gateway, so enterprises can evaluate and log LLM activity, agent interactions, skills and registered external

Databricks proposes its Genie natural‑language interface on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform as a way for telecom finance teams to join network, commercial and financial records quickly and run ad hoc ROI probes

Databricks introduced Academy Pro, an annual per-seat learning subscription that bundles unlimited self-paced courses, weekly live instructor — led reviews, unlimited public half-day instructor — led classes, guided

Databricks argues MTTD is driven by fragmented data access rather than analyst skill.

Superhuman migrated its high‑volume spelling and grammar correction model from a DIY vLLM stack to a managed FMAPI Provisioned Throughput deployment, unlocking >200,000 QPS, sub‑second P99 latency, and freeing its ML

Genie is a data agent built to answer complex enterprise questions across structured (tables, dashboards, notebooks) and unstructured (workspace files, Google Drive, SharePoint) sources.

A blog post published on 2026 — 05-08 warns that HR teams are falling further behind organizational expectations: Leaders want strategic partners for growth and transformation while HR copes with far higher volumes

Databricks has made generally available an integration that automatically synchronizes semantic and governance metadata from SAP Business Data Cloud into Databricks Unity Catalog, bringing business — friendly labels, descriptions,

Trinity Industries, a major North American railcar manufacturer and lessor, has significantly improved operations through a strategic AI initiative.

Despite widespread AI adoption, many enterprises struggle to derive tangible business value from their initiatives, especially with agentic AI systems, due to fundamental architectural misalignments and insufficient governance.

Databricks has partnered with Stripe Projects to launch an agent — first CLI that allows AI coding agents to autonomously provision, manage, and pay for production — ready Neon Postgres databases in milliseconds.

Cybersecurity firm Barracuda is fundamentally shifting to an 'AI-native' development model, embedding artificial intelligence into the core architecture of its solutions from day one.

Databricks has unveiled an integrated AI framework to help public sector agencies counter increasingly sophisticated, AI-driven fraud.

LangGuard has launched a dynamic runtime enforcement layer built on Databricks Lakebase to secure complex multi — agent AI workflows, addressing the invisible governance gaps that currently hinder enterprise artificial intelligence

The Databricks platform has enabled native access to the OpenAI GPT-5.5 model for AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud infrastructures.

Databricks announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to integrate the latest GPT-5.5 model and Codex agent into its platform. The integration, managed via Unity AI Gateway, demonstrated record results on the OfficeQA benchmark,

Databricks announced the launch of AI/BI Genie and Agent Bricks, which in combination with Unity Catalog automate manual document processing.

The report notes shifts in marketing technology architecture, offering a new approach to using data and AI agents.

Databricks introduced the public preview of Lakeflow Designer — a new tool for visual, no-code, and AI-native data preparation and analysis.

Delta Sharing integration between Databricks and Adobe Experience Platform enables instant data activation and optimization of marketing processes.