In this announcement, we introduced several new features for our Durable Objects Database (D1) alpha. These include SQLite 3.40.0 support, a JSON path syntax for querying JSON data stored in TEXT columns, location hints to influence database creation locations, and more documentation. We also provided details on D1's upcoming pricing model. In addition, we are planning to release an open beta, enable larger databases, improve metrics and observability features, and implement automatic read replication for faster query latency. To learn more about these updates or start building with D1, visit the Cloudflare blog.