Databricks-trained AI agents match Claude and GPT-5.6 Luna's answer quality — in half the time

Databricks' Adaptive Instructed-Retriever lets AI agents decide how many times to search per question, matching frontier ...

Databricks adds adaptive search model to speed agent retrieval

In one test described by Databricks, Adaptive Instructed-Retriever verified that a company did not explicitly list ...
Microsoft

Databricks and Microsoft expand partnership to help enterprises bring business context to enterprise AI

REDMOND, Wash., and SAN FRANCISCO — July 23, 2026 — Microsoft Corp. and Databricks on Wednesday announced an expansion of their decade-long strategic partnership, extending into the 2030s. Databricks ...
Forbes

Databricks: A Much-Anticipated IPO, But Will The Honeymoon Last?

Databricks recently reached a valuation exceeding $100 billion following its latest funding round, joining the elite group of most-valuable private companies like SpaceX, ByteDance and OpenAI.
CNBC

3. Databricks

Founders: Ali Ghodsi (CEO), Matei Zaharia, Reynold Xin, Ion Stoica, Patrick Wendell, Andy Konwinski, Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji Launched: 2013 Headquarters: San Francisco Funding: $20 billion Valuation: ...