Databricks acquires Electric to enable AI coding on mobile

Databricks announced the acquisition of Electric, a company known for its lightweight database built on PGlite, a WebAssembly-based version of PostgreSQL. The acquisition enables developers to run database operations directly on mobile devices, tablets, laptops, and AI agent sandboxes, supporting autonomous agents that can execute at machine speed rather than human speed. This development enables more sophisticated local AI agent capabilities and reduces infrastructure bottlenecks for distributed development workflows.