<ul><li>Databricks acquired a small database company called Neon, which is a wrapper around PostgreSQL, known for helping build basic apps.</li><li>Databricks traditionally focused on analytical workflows while Neon is more transactional, leading to confusion among developers.</li><li>Speculations suggest Databricks aims to expand into the operational market to stay competitive in the AI field where open-source alternatives are challenging their dominance.</li><li>Neon's AI agent-focused development and ease of use via API could offer Databricks the opportunity to integrate their production database for apps built using AI agents.</li></ul>

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