The biggest "we heard you" in the Power BI July 2026 blog post is that Copilot isn't mentioned even once.
Copilot really isn't bad, and I'mma let it finish, but it's not why I like Power BI.
Is there a "data" gene? It looks possible. My son cut up bamboo into pieces and grouped the pieces by length -- all without any prodding from me.
New default formatting in preview in Power BI Desktop March 2026:
- Middle vertical canvas alignment
- Light grey canvas color
- Rounded borders for visuals
- Many other changes -- it's huge!
You can now create DAX user-defined functions in the Model view of Power BI Desktop (February 2026)!
.@SQLGene is a pretty cool guy, whose blog posts I enjoy reading. Eugene and @kurtbuhler are my two favorite people in the world of (Power) BI and AI right now. Despite being very deep into AI, both are authentic, open, and genuine. If you're not following them yet, consider doing so.
You can now expand and collapse the workspaces list in the Power BI service, and the row padding has been reduced, so that you can see more!
My favorite new Power BI feature of 2025 so far? Being able to view the semantic model refresh history without going into settings.
Using Copilot insights in Power BI? You can now prep your semantic model for AI in Power BI Desktop May 2025.
Fantastic news from #FabCon!!! 馃帀
At long last, the Power BI totals are fixed, and nobody forced me to use CALCULATE to get the correct results!
I'm off to congratulate the CEO of Contoso on such an outstanding sales margin!














