You can now use cross-cloud connections to query data in AWS, Azure, and Salesforce Data 360 from all BigQuery regions

## Feature Feature You can now use[cross-cloud connections](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/cross-cloud-connections) to query data in AWS, Azure, and Salesforce Data 360 from all BigQuery regions. These connections let you use more BigQuery features and are more cost efficient than standard connections that use BigQuery Omni. This feature is in[Preview](https://cloud.google.com/products/#product-launch-stages). ## Feature Feature The JDBC driver for BigQuery now supports[OpenTelemetry](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/jdbc-for-bigquery#opentelemetry) for tracing and logging, which helps you monitor the performance of your database interactions and troubleshoot issues.[Automatic exports to Google Cloud Observability](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/jdbc-for-bigquery#zero-config-gcp-telemetry)are also available. This feature is[generally available](https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages)(GA). ## Announcement Announcement Support for hybrid search (using the `VECTOR_SEARCH` function to combine a semantic search with a lexical (keyword) search) has been restored. Using`HYBRID` mode in the `AI.SEARCH` function has also been restored.