The Modern visualization theme now supports map charts (static map points and regions), word cloud charts, and donut multiples.

Looker (Google Cloud core) now supports Workforce Identity Federation in preview for instances that use Looker 26.18 and later.

Workforce Identity Federation allows users to authenticate by using external identity providers without the need to manage individual Google Accounts.

Now available in preview, Conversational Analytics agentic workflows support scheduled agentic workflows in addition to triggered agentic workflows.

You can use scheduled agentic workflows to schedule recurring deliveries of AI-generated insights summaries, data tables, visualizations, and PDF reports to email or Slack by using natural language.