Databricks has announced its plan to acquire Neon, enhancing its data intelligence capabilities with Neon's serverless Postgres platform. Targeted at AI-native workloads, Neon allows rapid database provisioning—under 500 milliseconds— and cost-effective usage-based pricing. CEO Ali Ghodsi hailed this as a move toward AI-driven applications, as 80% of Neon's databases are generated by AI. This acquisition is expected to streamline AI development, integrating with Databricks' platform to boost speed and scalability.