An updated version of the Simba ODBC driver for BigQuery is now available

## Change Change An updated version of the[Simba ODBC driver for BigQuery](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/odbc-jdbc-drivers#current%5Fodbc%5Fdriver)is now available. ## Feature Feature You can now use the [VECTOR\_SEARCH function](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/search%5Ffunctions#vector%5Fsearch)to combine a semantic search with a lexical (keyword) search. This is known as a hybrid search. For tables with autonomous embedding generation enabled, you can use `HYBRID` mode in the [AI.SEARCH](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/bigqueryml-syntax-ai-search)function to simplify your search syntax. You can also extend a[vector index](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/data-definition-language#create%5Fvector%5Findex%5Fstatement)to include keyword information to improve the speed of the lexical search portion of a hybrid search. This feature is in [Preview](https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages).