PGNexus Daily News #193 2026-06-30
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PGNexus Daily News
PostgreSQL Technical Articles
[image: Too many tables are bad for you]
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Laurenz Albe
Too many tables are bad for you
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A PostgreSQL database containing tens of thousands of tables can cause two
serious problems: excessive memory usage and slow metadata queries. Each
long-lived connection accumulat…
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[image: Your Database Goes Down. What Does That Cost Your Business?]
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enterprisedb.com
Your Database Goes Down. What Does That Cost Your Business?
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EDB's blog post highlights that over 90% of mid-size and large enterprises
report hourly downtime costs exceeding $300,000, yet high availability is
often treated as a routine inf…
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[image: The Oracle Renewal Is Coming. This Time, There’s a Way Out.]
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enterprisedb.com
The Oracle Renewal Is Coming. This Time, There’s a Way Out.
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EDB is promoting a migration path away from Oracle for organizations facing
contract renewals, rising cloud costs, or stalled migration projects. The
post positions PostgreSQL (vi…
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[image: One Dashboard to Rule Them All — and Finally Get Your Fridays Back]
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enterprisedb.com
One Dashboard to Rule Them All — and Finally Get Your Fridays Back
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EDB has introduced a unified control plane for managing PostgreSQL
deployments across on-premises, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments. The
platform, EDB Postgres AI, aims to con…
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[image: Your Database Should Be Working While You Sleep]
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enterprisedb.com
Your Database Should Be Working While You Sleep
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EDB Agentic Database is presented as a solution to the reactive,
around-the-clock operational burden faced by teams managing PostgreSQL at
scale. The piece describes the common sc…
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[image: Inside the Agentic Database: How EDB Turned Postgres Into a
Self-Managing System]
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enterprisedb.com
Inside the Agentic Database: How EDB Turned Postgres Into a Self-Managing
System
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EDB has introduced what it calls the "Agentic Database," an autonomous
management system embedded directly into PostgreSQL rather than implemented
as an external service. The syst…
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[image: The Architecture IS the Security: Building Sovereign AI Ops on
Postgres with EDB Agent Factory]
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enterprisedb.com
The Architecture IS the Security: Building Sovereign AI Ops on Postgres
with EDB Agent Factory
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EDB Agent Factory presents an architecture for AI-driven database incident
response where all components run within a single PostgreSQL cluster. The
stack combines pgvector for re…
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[image: Community Docker Images: keeping the operator open without a vendor
registry lock-in]
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Slava Sarzhan
Community Docker Images: keeping the operator open without a vendor
registry lock-in
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Percona Operator for PostgreSQL 3.0.0 introduces Community PostgreSQL
Images, allowing users to run the operator against container images built
from official PostgreSQL packages s…
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[image: Closing a critical gap in PostgreSQL upgrade workflows with
sequence synchronization]
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Vigneshwaran C
Closing a critical gap in PostgreSQL upgrade workflows with sequence
synchronization
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PostgreSQL 19 introduces improvements to upgrade workflows using pg_upgrade
and pg_createsubscriber, enabling near-zero-downtime upgrades by converting
physical replicas into logi…
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[image: How Float Runs an AI Energy Company on a 3-Person Team with Tiger
Data]
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Team Tiger Data
How Float Runs an AI Energy Company on a 3-Person Team with Tiger Data
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Danish startup Float collects 1Hz smart meter data from hundreds of homes
and uses a proprietary ML model to disaggregate total household load into
per-appliance consumption. The…
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PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights
WAL compression setting after PostgreSQL LZ4 default change
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The discussion proposes aligning `wal_compression = on` with the recent
change that made lz4 the default TOAST compression method in PostgreSQL
when LZ4 support is available. Curr…
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[GSoC 2026] - B-tree Index Bloat Reduction - Approach & Questions
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A GSoC 2026 contributor (Salma El-Sayed) proposes a new design for B-tree
page merges in nbtree to reduce index bloat. The design repurposes the
BTP_MERGED_AWAY flag—rather than u…
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Add pg_stat_kind_info system view
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The discussion concerns adding a new `pg_stat_kind_info` system view to
expose metadata about PostgreSQL cumulative statistics kinds. A key concern
raised is that the implementati…
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DDL deparse <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=DDL%20deparse>
The discussion focuses on DDL deparse for logical replication, particularly
how DDL commands should be formatted for external clients. Vitaly Davydov
argues that simpler, decompos…
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bump minimum supported version of psql and pg_{dump,dumpall,upgrade} to v10
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The discussion concerns a patch series to raise the minimum supported
old-cluster/server version for psql, pg_dump, pg_dumpall, and pg_upgrade
from v9.2 to v10. Fujii Masao review…
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GetBufferDescriptor() being called for local buffers from
MarkBufferDirtyHint()
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Ayush Tiwari is working on a patch to make buffer descriptor accessors
(`GetBufferDescriptor()` and `GetLocalBufferDescriptor()`) accept signed
indexes and include range assertion…
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Industry News
[image: Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper alternative for AI
agents]
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techcrunch.com
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper alternative for AI agents
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Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 5, a new model designed to offer
stronger agentic capabilities at a lower price point. The release positions
Claude Sonnet 5 as a more cost-ef…
[image: Nvidia rival Etched reaches $5B valuation with $1B in contracted AI
chip sales]
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techcrunch.com
Nvidia rival Etched reaches $5B valuation with $1B in contracted AI chip
sales
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AI chip startup Etched, a competitor to Nvidia, has announced it has
reached a $5 billion valuation and already secured $1 billion in contracted
sales for inference systems powere…
[image: Amazon launches $1B Field Deployment Engineering org to embed AI
agents at enterprises]
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techcrunch.com
Amazon launches $1B Field Deployment Engineering org to embed AI agents at
enterprises
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Amazon has launched a new $1 billion Field Deployment Engineering (FDE)
organization, following similar moves by OpenAI and Anthropic. Engineers on
the new team will embed directl…
Social Media Updates
[image: We've posted a video of Jonathan Katz and Melanie Plageman
delivering the Opening & Commemorative Poster Giveaway]
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We've posted a video of Jonathan Katz and Melanie Plageman delivering the
Opening & Commemorative Poster Giveaway
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A video has been posted of Jonathan Katz and Melanie Plageman presenting
the Opening session and Commemorative Poster Giveaway at PGConf Dev. The
recording is available via the pr…
[image: Almost every Postgres team I talk to runs into the same storage
wall.]
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Almost every Postgres team I talk to runs into the same storage wall.
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Most Postgres teams face the same problem: databases grow indefinitely, old
data cannot be deleted for legal reasons, and storage costs keep rising.
pgEdge built ColdFront to addr…
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Come take a stroll with CYBERTEC's Raj Verma - A first-person look at the
sights, sounds, and energy of the GITEX AI EUROPE floor on day 1
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Raj Verma from CYBERTEC offers a first-person walkthrough of the GITEX AI
EUROPE exhibition floor on its opening day. The video or post captures the
atmosphere, sights, and energy…
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June 30, 2026
PGNexus Daily News #192 2026-06-29
by pgnexus
PGNexus Daily News
PostgreSQL Technical Articles
[image: How Small Postgres Metadata Tables Quietly Throttle Your Largest
Queries]
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NanoHertz Communications
How Small Postgres Metadata Tables Quietly Throttle Your Largest Queries
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tigerdata.com%2Fblog%2F…>
Stale statistics on small metadata tables can silently degrade PostgreSQL
query performance. When a devices table grows from 600 to 10,000 rows but
pg_statistic reflects outdated…
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PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights
Optimize UUID parse using SIMD
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Masahiko Sawada proposed optimizing UUID parsing in the `uuid_in()`
function by reusing the SIMD-aware `hex_decode_safe()` introduced in commit
ec8719ccbfcd. Benchmarks show parsi…
Read Discussion
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implement CAST(expr AS type FORMAT 'template')
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=implement%20CAST(expr%20AS%20…'template')>
The thread discusses implementing `CAST(expr AS type FORMAT 'template')` in
PostgreSQL. Robert Haas rejected the earlier v7 patch as too narrow—it
hardcoded calls to `to_date`, `t…
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Revisiting {CREATE INDEX, REINDEX} CONCURRENTLY improvements
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The thread concerns proposed improvements to CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY and
REINDEX CONCURRENTLY in PostgreSQL. The latest message from Mihail
Nikalayeu is brief, simply noting tha…
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[PATCH] Add pg_get_table_ddl() to reconstruct CREATE TABLE statements
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BPATCH%5D%20Add%20pg_get_ta…>
The patch adds a new server-side function `pg_get_table_ddl()` to
reconstruct `CREATE TABLE` statements. Reviewer Rui Zhao tested v11 and
identified several issues: a real bug in…
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[PATCH] Don't call ereport(ERROR) from recovery target GUC assign hooks
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JoongHyuk Shin submitted v7 of a patch that prevents `ereport(ERROR)` calls
from recovery target GUC assign hooks. The revised approach moves conflict
detection into `validateReco…
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pg_createsubscriber --dry-run logging concerns
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Peter Eisentraut proposed a follow-up patch to improve the
`pg_createsubscriber` dry-run info message formatting. Earlier in the
thread, a request had been made to combine the dry…
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Click here for the full Hacker discussion highlights
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Industry News
[image: Arena AI Leaderboard Startup Reaches $100M Revenue Milestone]
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techcrunch.com
Arena AI Leaderboard Startup Reaches $100M Revenue Milestone
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
Arena, the startup behind a widely used AI model leaderboard, has reached
$100 million in annual revenue, according to TechCrunch. The company
launched its commercial service only…
[image: Anthropic Partners with California Government to Offer Claude at
Half Price]
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techcrunch.com
Anthropic Partners with California Government to Offer Claude at Half Price
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Anthropic has struck a deal with California Governor Gavin Newsom to
provide state government agencies access to its Claude AI at half the
standard price. The agreement deepens An…
[image: Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for AI Coding Startup,
Takes CEO Role]
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techcrunch.com
Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M Series A for AI Coding Startup, Takes CEO
Role
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Investor Chamath Palihapitiya has raised a $135 million Series A round for
his AI coding startup and has assumed the role of CEO. The funding round
reflects continued strong inves…
Social Media Updates
[image: #SwissPGDay 2026 has come and gone, and Laurenz Albe was there to
soak it all in (lake Zürich included).]
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#SwissPGDay 2026 has come and gone, and Laurenz Albe was there to soak it
all in (lake Zürich included).
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SwissPGDay 2026 has concluded, and Laurenz Albe attended the event in
Zürich. He has written a personal and candid reflection on his experience,
exploring what continues to draw p…
[image: The Countdown to GITEX AI EUROPE - Europe's Leading Tech & AI Event
has officially moved from days to hours – and our team is making their way
to Berlin to talk tech with you!]
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The Countdown to GITEX AI EUROPE - Europe's Leading Tech & AI Event has
officially moved from days to hours – and our team is making their way to
Berlin to talk tech with you!
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CYBERTEC is heading to GITEX AI EUROPE in Berlin, one of Europe's leading
technology and AI events. The team will be available at Stand H2.2-22, Hall
2.2, Messe Berlin, on June 30…
[image: Building beautiful dashboards just got easier.]
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Building beautiful dashboards just got easier.
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AI/BI has introduced new dashboard and workspace theme options that allow
users to customize fonts, colors, and visualization palettes for a
consistent, on-brand appearance. Theme…
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June 29, 2026
PGNexus Daily News #191 2026-06-28
by pgnexus
PGNexus Daily News
PostgreSQL Technical Articles
[image: pgtt v4.5 has been released]
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pgtt v4.5 has been released
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pgtt v4.5 has been released as a maintenance update to the PostgreSQL
extension that implements DB2- and Oracle-style Global Temporary Tables.
This release adds support for Postgr…
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PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights
pg_get__*_ddl consolidation
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=pg_get__*_ddl%20consolidation>
The thread discusses the consolidation of `pg_get_*_ddl` functions and the
debate over their calling convention. Jelte Fennema-Nio argued against
using a key-value pair calling co…
Read Discussion
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Remove the refint contrib module (for v20)
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Remove%20the%20refint%20contr…>
The discussion concerns a patch to remove the `refint` contrib module for
PostgreSQL v20. Álvaro Herrera points out a documentation inaccuracy: the
patch states that Postgres 19 s…
Read Discussion
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[PATCH] Add pg_get_table_ddl() to reconstruct CREATE TABLE statements
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BPATCH%5D%20Add%20pg_get_ta…>
Rui Zhao reviewed patch v11 of pg_get_table_ddl(), which reconstructs
CREATE TABLE statements server-side. Testing on current master showed
correct round-trips including VIRTUAL c…
Read Discussion
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Row pattern recognition
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Row%20pattern%20recognition>
Henson Choi is preparing for the next review round of the Row Pattern
Recognition (RPR) patch series (v50). Two issues are flagged: first, cfbot
is failing on v49 because a recent…
Read Discussion
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Report bytes and transactions actually sent downtream
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The discussion concerns adding statistics to track bytes and transactions
actually sent downstream in logical replication slots. A key debate
involves whether to include protocol-…
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Key joins <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Key%20joins>
Arne Roland reposted an updated patch set for the "Key joins" feature
primarily to fix a psql issue with the test TTY layout, ensuring
compatibility with the CF bot. No functional…
Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Key%20joins>
Industry News
[image: Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic's export
ban drags on]
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techcrunch.com
Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic's export ban drags
on
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As Anthropic's export restrictions continue, Asian AI startups are
launching models that promise capabilities comparable to Mythos without the
constraints of U.S. export controls.…
techcrunch.com
Trump Admin releases Anthropic Mythos to be used by more than 100 US
companies, agencies
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The Trump administration has authorized more than 100 U.S. companies and
government agencies to use Anthropic's Mythos 5 AI model, including access
for their non-American employee…
[image: FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh]
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techcrunch.com
FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has cleared Elon Musk to proceed with the
acquisition of Mesh, a startup founded by SpaceX alumni. Mesh emerged from
stealth mode in February aft…
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As data volumes and complexity grow, data engineers need scalable ways to
build, manage, and optimize pipelines.
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The Big Book of Data Engineering addresses the growing challenges data
engineers face as data volumes and complexity increase. It covers proven
patterns for scaling ETL processes,…
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Databricks Free Edition just got even better for builders.
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Databricks has expanded its Free Edition with several new features: Agent
Bricks, Genie Code, Serverless GPUs, Lakebase, and Lakeflow Designer. With
these additions, the Free Edit…
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Fuzzing throws malformed, unexpected input at software to find the bugs
humans miss.
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At POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2026, Microsoft's Adam Wolk presented a
practical guide to fuzzing in the context of PostgreSQL. Fuzzing works by
sending malformed or unexpected…
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June 28, 2026
PGNexus Daily News #190 2026-06-27
by pgnexus
PGNexus Daily News
PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights
Do not lock tables in get_tables_to_repack
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Do%20not%20lock%20tables%20in…>
The discussion concerns a proposed change to pg_repack's
`get_tables_to_repack` function. The author (cca5507) notes that during
whole-database repacks, locks taken on tables to p…
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Handle concurrent drop when doing whole database vacuum
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Handle%20concurrent%20drop%20…>
The discussion addresses handling concurrent relation drops during
whole-database VACUUM. A v5 patch has been shared and received an LGTM from
Bharath Rupireddy. A minor suggestio…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Handle%20concurrent%20drop%20…>
Move FOR PORTION OF checks out of analysis
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Move%20FOR%20PORTION%20OF%20c…>
Peter Eisentraut reviewed Paul A Jungwirth's patches (v9/v10) for moving
FOR PORTION OF checks out of analysis. Patch 0002, which moves the volatile
check into the planner, was co…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Move%20FOR%20PORTION%20OF%20c…>
Why clearing the VM doesn't require registering vm buffer in wal record
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Why%20clearing%20the%20VM%20d…'t%20require%20registering%20vm%20buffer%20in%20wal%20record>
The thread discusses a bug fix related to visibility map (VM) buffer
registration in WAL records. Robert Haas noted that patches appeared based
on an old commit and requested a re…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Why%20clearing%20the%20VM%20d…'t%20require%20registering%20vm%20buffer%20in%20wal%20record>
DDL deparse <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=DDL%20deparse>
The discussion centers on DDL deparse design for PostgreSQL, particularly
around preserving user intent versus generating replication-friendly
output. Masahiko Sawada and Vitaly D…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=DDL%20deparse>
Proposal: Conflict log history table for Logical Replication
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Proposal%3A%20Conflict%20log%…>
The discussion continues refining the conflict log history table (CLT) for
logical replication. Key updates include: using `json` instead of `jsonb`
for tuple columns (`remote_tup…
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Social Media Updates
[image: 50 stars on GitHub.]
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50 stars on GitHub.
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The pg_hardstorage project, launched recently, has reached 50 stars on
GitHub within days of its release. The author thanks the PostgreSQL
community for their early support, notin…
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Still catching up on everything from #DataAISummit 2026?
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The 2026 Data + AI Summit brought together leading experts, researchers,
and open source contributors from Databricks and the broader community.
Attendees shared the latest innova…
[image: Ticket prices for PGConf.EU 2026 have been announced, and
registration opens on 7 July!]
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Ticket prices for PGConf.EU 2026 have been announced, and registration
opens on 7 July!
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Ticket prices for PGConf.EU 2026 have been announced ahead of registration
opening on 7 July. Prospective attendees are encouraged to review the
pricing options and begin planning…
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June 27, 2026
PGNexus Daily News #189 2026-06-26
by pgnexus
PGNexus Daily News
PostgreSQL Technical Articles
[image: pg_qualstats 2.1.4 is out!]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
www.postgresql.org
pg_qualstats 2.1.4 is out!
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
pg_qualstats 2.1.4 has been released by the PoWA team. This PostgreSQL
extension tracks statistics on predicates in WHERE clauses and JOIN
conditions. The update includes a bug fi…
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[image: pg_stat_kcache 2.3.2 is out!]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
www.postgresql.org
pg_stat_kcache 2.3.2 is out!
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
pg_stat_kcache 2.3.2 has been released by the PoWA team. This extension
collects filesystem-level read/write statistics and CPU usage data for
PostgreSQL. The update adds compatib…
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[image: pgEdge Announces ColdFront for PostgreSQL, Seamlessly Uniting AI,
Analytical and OLTP Workloads]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
www.postgresql.org
pgEdge Announces ColdFront for PostgreSQL, Seamlessly Uniting AI,
Analytical and OLTP Workloads
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
pgEdge has announced ColdFront, an open-source PostgreSQL extension
providing transparent data tiering between hot PostgreSQL storage and cold
Apache Iceberg (Parquet on S3-compat…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
[image: IvorySQL 5.4 Released - Based on PostgreSQL 18.4 with AI Skills]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
www.postgresql.org
IvorySQL 5.4 Released - Based on PostgreSQL 18.4 with AI Skills
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
IvorySQL 5.4 has been released, based on PostgreSQL 18.4 and inheriting all
upstream fixes from that version. Key additions include IvorySQL Skills,
which integrates AI assistant…
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[image: PGDay.UK 2026: Schedule up, registration open]
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www.postgresql.org
PGDay.UK 2026: Schedule up, registration open
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
PGDay.UK 2026 is scheduled for September 8, 2026, at the Cavendish
Conference Centre in London. The event will feature seven speakers and
seven talks. Registration is now open, wi…
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PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights
Row pattern recognition
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Row%20pattern%20recognition>
Henson Choi posted two follow-ups to the Row Pattern Recognition (RPR)
patch thread. First, he noted that Haibo Yan's patch series adding DISTINCT
support to plain aggregate windo…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Row%20pattern%20recognition>
Improve pg_stat_statements scalability
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Improve%20pg_stat_statements%…>
Sami Imseih provides an update on improving pg_stat_statements scalability
after a period of silence. He explains that passing a context flag to flush
callbacks is unnecessary, si…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Improve%20pg_stat_statements%…>
enhance wraparound warnings
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=enhance%20wraparound%20warnin…>
The discussion centers on refining the wording of PostgreSQL transaction ID
wraparound warning messages. Fujii Masao updated patches to use phrasing
like "Approximately X% of tran…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=enhance%20wraparound%20warnin…>
Handle concurrent drop when doing whole database vacuum
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Handle%20concurrent%20drop%20…>
The thread discusses how to handle concurrent relation drops during a
whole-database VACUUM. Michael Paquier proposed moving the ACL check out of
`get_all_vacuum_rels()` and alway…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Handle%20concurrent%20drop%20…>
Fix race condition in pg_get_publication_tables with concurrent DROP TABLE
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Fix%20race%20condition%20in%2…>
The thread discusses fixing a race condition in `pg_get_publication_tables`
when a table is dropped concurrently. The agreed fix is to call
`try_table_open()` for all tables regar…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Fix%20race%20condition%20in%2…>
Why clearing the VM doesn't require registering vm buffer in wal record
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Why%20clearing%20the%20VM%20d…'t%20require%20registering%20vm%20buffer%20in%20wal%20record>
The discussion concerns why clearing the visibility map (VM) does not
require registering the VM buffer in the WAL record. Melanie Plageman
submitted v3 patches (targeting Postgre…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Why%20clearing%20the%20VM%20d…'t%20require%20registering%20vm%20buffer%20in%20wal%20record>
Click here for the full Hacker discussion highlights
<https://pgnexus.ai/daily-updates?file=2026-06-26-postgresql-daily-news-189.…>
Industry News
techcrunch.com
OpenAI Poaches Uber India Chief to Lead India Operations
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
OpenAI has hired the former head of Uber India to lead its operations in
India, the company's largest market outside the United States. The move is
part of OpenAI's broader push i…
[image: OpenAI Limits GPT-5.6 Rollout After U.S. Government Request]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
OpenAI Limits GPT-5.6 Rollout After U.S. Government Request
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
OpenAI has restricted the rollout of its latest model, GPT-5.6, following a
request from the Trump administration over safety concerns. Rather than
releasing it to the general pub…
[image: Russian Hackers Linked to $2.5B Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack]
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techcrunch.com
Russian Hackers Linked to $2.5B Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
A new report attributes the massive cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover to
Russian hackers. Described as one of the most disruptive, damaging, and
costly hacks in recent years, the b…
Social Media Updates
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Will we be seeing you at GITEX AI EUROPE - Europe's Leading Tech & AI Event
?
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GITEX AI EUROPE will be held in Berlin, Germany's largest German-speaking
city. Attendees who have time to explore the city are encouraged to visit
landmarks such as the Brandenbu…
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how will I recognize you at the conference?
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At a conference, someone asks how they will recognize another attendee. The
response is simple: they will be wearing blue and yellow, referencing those
specific colors as a way to…
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You relied on PostgreSQL today without knowing it.
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
PostgreSQL operates silently behind many critical systems people use daily,
including hospitals, train networks, factories, and payment platforms.
Despite rarely being visible to…
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June 26, 2026
PGNexus Daily News #188 2026-06-25
by pgnexus
PGNexus Daily News
PostgreSQL Technical Articles
[image: Running pgvector in production on Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Faws.amazon.com%2Fblogs%2Fda…>
Stefan Aichholzer
Running pgvector in production on Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Faws.amazon.com%2Fblogs%2Fda…>
This post covers operational best practices for running pgvector on Amazon
Aurora PostgreSQL, targeting production RAG workloads. It addresses index
selection between HNSW and IVF…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Faws.amazon.com%2Fblogs%2Fda…>
[image: Heterogeneous Graphs in SQL/PGQ on PostgreSQL 19]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cybertec-postgresql.com…>
Hans-Jürgen Schönig
Heterogeneous Graphs in SQL/PGQ on PostgreSQL 19
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cybertec-postgresql.com…>
This article explores heterogeneous graph modeling using SQL/PGQ in
PostgreSQL 19. It demonstrates how to define a property graph with multiple
vertex and edge types (persons, com…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cybertec-postgresql.com…>
[image: The Role of AI in Data Analytics: Moving From Hype to High-Octane
Utility]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fr…>
enterprisedb.com
The Role of AI in Data Analytics: Moving From Hype to High-Octane Utility
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fr…>
AI is increasingly applied to data analytics, but a significant gap exists
between marketing claims and practical value. Traditional analytics — SQL
queries, ETL pipelines, and BI…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fr…>
[image: PGX announces support for EOL versions of PostgreSQL]
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www.postgresql.org
PGX announces support for EOL versions of PostgreSQL
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
PGX has launched PGX Longevity, a commercial service offering critical
security patches and data integrity bug fixes for PostgreSQL versions that
have reached end-of-life (EOL), c…
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[image: What You’re Really Owning When You Self-Host TimescaleDB]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tigerdata.com%2Fblog%2F…>
Matty Stratton
What You’re Really Owning When You Self-Host TimescaleDB
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tigerdata.com%2Fblog%2F…>
Self-hosting TimescaleDB for mission-critical workloads is not a database
decision—it is a platform engineering commitment. This article, written by
the TimescaleDB team, walks th…
Read the Blog
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tigerdata.com%2Fblog%2F…>
PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights
Handle concurrent drop when doing whole database vacuum
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Handle%20concurrent%20drop%20…>
The thread discusses fixing a race condition where a concurrent DROP can
cause errors during whole-database VACUUM. The current v3 patch adds
ACL-check logic in `vacuum_is_permitt…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Handle%20concurrent%20drop%20…>
bytea(uuid) missing proleakproof?
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=bytea(uuid)%20missing%20prole…>
Chao Li reported that the `bytea(uuid)` function introduced by commit
`ba21f5bf8` (which added explicit casting between `bytea` and `uuid`) was
not marked as `proleakproof`, unlik…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=bytea(uuid)%20missing%20prole…>
Optimize UUID parse using SIMD
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Optimize%20UUID%20parse%20usi…>
Masahiko Sawada proposed optimizing UUID parsing by reusing the
SIMD-accelerated hex_decode_safe() function introduced in commit
ec8719ccbfcd. Benchmarks show a ~5× speedup for uu…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Optimize%20UUID%20parse%20usi…>
pg_stat_statements: Remove (errcode...) framing parentheses in erport(...)
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=pg_stat_statements%3A%20Remov…>
Mikhail Litsarev proposed a small cleanup patch for pg_stat_statements to
remove unnecessary parentheses wrapping the errcode() macro inside
ereport() calls, following commit e3a8…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=pg_stat_statements%3A%20Remov…>
glob support in extension_control_path/dynamic_library_path?
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=glob%20support%20in%20extensi…>
The thread discusses a proposed patch to add glob pattern support to
`extension_control_path` and `dynamic_library_path`. Zsolt Parragi raises
security and observability concerns:…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=glob%20support%20in%20extensi…>
enhance wraparound warnings
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=enhance%20wraparound%20warnin…>
The thread discusses enhancements to PostgreSQL's wraparound warning
messages for transaction IDs and MultiXactIds. A key point of debate is
wording: Fujii Masao used "transaction…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=enhance%20wraparound%20warnin…>
Click here for the full Hacker discussion highlights
<https://pgnexus.ai/daily-updates?file=2026-06-25-postgresql-daily-news-188.…>
Industry News
[image: Anthropic's Claude gains ground in paid AI consumer market against
ChatGPT]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
Anthropic's Claude gains ground in paid AI consumer market against ChatGPT
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
Despite ChatGPT's dominant market position, paying consumers are
increasingly choosing Anthropic's Claude, according to new data. The trend
highlights a shift in the competitive l…
[image: Patronus AI raises $50M to build simulation environments for
stress-testing AI agents]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
Patronus AI raises $50M to build simulation environments for stress-testing
AI agents
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
Patronus AI, an agent testing startup founded by former Meta AI
researchers, has secured $50 million in funding to develop "digital worlds"
designed to stress-test AI agents. The…
[image: Adobe acquires image and video enhancement tool maker Topaz Labs]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
Adobe acquires image and video enhancement tool maker Topaz Labs
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
Adobe has announced the acquisition of Topaz Labs, a company known for its
AI-powered image and video enhancement tools. Adobe stated it plans to
integrate Topaz Labs' technology…
Social Media Updates
[image: Our team has landed in Rapperswil and the CYBERTEC booth is open!🐘
If you're at Swiss PGDay 2026 today, two reasons to stop what you're doing:
11:20 to 12:10 → Laurenz Albe on "The anatomy of PostgreSQL row locks"
15:40 to 16:30 → Pavlo Golub on "Getting Started with pgwatch: Features,
Installation, and Use Cases" Between sessions, come find Rajneesh Verma ,
Mat Godolphin , Matthias Grömmer and Svitlana Lytvynenko at the booth.]
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Our team has landed in Rapperswil and the CYBERTEC booth is open!🐘 If
you're at Swiss PGDay 2026 today, two reasons to stop what you're doing:
11:20 to 12:10 → Laurenz Albe on "The anatomy of PostgreSQL row locks"
15:40 to 16:30 → Pavlo Golub on "Getting Started with pgwatch: Features,
Installation, and Use Cases" Between sessions, come find Rajneesh Verma ,
Mat Godolphin , Matthias Grömmer and Svitlana Lytvynenko at the booth.
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
CYBERTEC's team is attending Swiss PGDay 2026 in Rapperswil with an open
booth. Two talks are scheduled: Laurenz Albe presents 'The anatomy of
PostgreSQL row locks' from 11:20 to…
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Databricks co-founders Matei Zaharia and Reynold Xin joined Latent Space
following #DataAISummit to discuss the ideas shaping the next generation of
data and AI, including Omnigent, LTAP, Lakebase, agent security, open
formats, and what it takes to build for the agent era.
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
Databricks co-founders Matei Zaharia and Reynold Xin appeared on Latent
Space after the Data and AI Summit to discuss key ideas driving the next
generation of data and AI infrastr…
[image: Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi joined Edward Ludlow on
Bloomberg Tech to make the case that enterprise AI is already smart enough.]
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
linkedin
Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi joined Edward Ludlow on Bloomberg
Tech to make the case that enterprise AI is already smart enough.
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi appeared on Bloomberg Tech to
argue that enterprise AI has reached sufficient intelligence. The real
obstacle limiting AI agents, he says,…
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June 25, 2026
PGNexus Daily News #187 2026-06-24
by pgnexus
PGNexus Daily News
PostgreSQL Technical Articles
[image: Meeting EU Data Sovereignty Requirements While Speeding-Up
Innovation]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fm…>
enterprisedb.com
Meeting EU Data Sovereignty Requirements While Speeding-Up Innovation
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fm…>
EU data sovereignty has become a board-level priority following the
European Commission's June 2026 European Tech Sovereignty package, which
encourages organizations—especially in…
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[image: Inside EDB’s New Principles for Responsible AI: Sovereign,
Governed, Trusted and Beneficial]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fi…>
enterprisedb.com
Inside EDB’s New Principles for Responsible AI: Sovereign, Governed,
Trusted and Beneficial
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fi…>
EDB has updated its Principles for Responsible AI, originally released in
2024, in response to growing enterprise concerns around governance,
transparency, security, and data cont…
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[image: Postgres Sorting at Scale Needs More Than ORDER BY]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tigerdata.com%2Fblog%2F…>
NanoHertz Communications
Postgres Sorting at Scale Needs More Than ORDER BY
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tigerdata.com%2Fblog%2F…>
Sorting large PostgreSQL tables by timestamp degrades significantly at
scale. A query running in 180ms at 10 million rows can take 4 seconds at
500 million, even with an existing…
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PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights
Handle concurrent drop when doing whole database vacuum
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Handle%20concurrent%20drop%20…>
The discussion focuses on how whole-database VACUUM handles concurrent
relation drops. The patch (v3) fixes the issue by emitting a WARNING when a
relation is concurrently dropped…
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Small patch to improve safety of utf8_to_unicode().
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Small%20patch%20to%20improve%….>
Jeff Davis posted v5 of a patch series improving UTF-8 safety in
`utf8_to_unicode()`. The series includes: a backportable defensive fix for
invalid UTF-8 handling, a logic bug fix…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Small%20patch%20to%20improve%….>
Add MIN/MAX aggregate support for uuid
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Add%20MIN%2FMAX%20aggregate%2…>
Tristan Partin proposed adding MIN/MAX aggregate support for the uuid type
in PostgreSQL, motivated primarily by the UUIDv7 use case where
lexicographic ordering corresponds to ti…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Add%20MIN%2FMAX%20aggregate%2…>
glob support in extension_control_path/dynamic_library_path?
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=glob%20support%20in%20extensi…>
A patch by Jakob Egger proposes adding glob/wildcard support to
`extension_control_path` and `dynamic_library_path`, falling back to
existing behavior on Windows. David E. Wheeler…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=glob%20support%20in%20extensi…>
uuidv7 improperly accepts dates before 1970-01-01
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=uuidv7%20improperly%20accepts…>
The discussion addresses a bug where `uuidv7()` improperly accepts
timestamps outside its valid range. Baji Shaik submitted a three-patch
series: rejecting timestamps before the U…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=uuidv7%20improperly%20accepts…>
Adding basic NUMA awareness
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Adding%20basic%20NUMA%20aware…>
Tomas Vondra posted an updated patch series for adding basic NUMA awareness
to PostgreSQL. The two key fixes address mbind issues: correcting the
nodemask size so partitions bind…
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Click here for the full Hacker discussion highlights
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Industry News
[image: OpenAI Unveils First Custom AI Chip "Jalapeño" Built by Broadcom]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
OpenAI Unveils First Custom AI Chip "Jalapeño" Built by Broadcom
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
OpenAI has revealed its first custom-designed processor, named Jalapeño,
developed in partnership with Broadcom. The chip was purpose-built to meet
the specific demands of OpenAI'…
[image: Facebook Launches AI Companion App for Content Creators]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
Facebook Launches AI Companion App for Content Creators
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
Facebook is rolling out a new AI companion app aimed at content creators,
currently being tested with a select group. The app integrates Facebook's
recently launched AI creator as…
Social Media Updates
[image: Every database eventually runs into the same wall: storage costs
money, and the data nobody queries anymore costs exactly as much as the
data everyone does.]
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linkedin
Every database eventually runs into the same wall: storage costs money, and
the data nobody queries anymore costs exactly as much as the data everyone
does.
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
All databases face the same cost problem: rarely accessed data occupies the
same expensive block storage as frequently queried data. The common
proposed solution is to move cold d…
linkedin
Less than a week to go until GITEX AI EUROPE - Europe's Leading Tech & AI
Event and our team is super excited to attend!
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
GITEX AI EUROPE, described as Europe's leading technology and AI event, is
less than a week away. The team is looking forward to attending and invites
visitors to meet them at the…
linkedin
CYBERTEC CEO Hans-Juergen Schoenig introduces pg_hardstorage, a new
open-source backup and point-in-time recovery tool for PostgreSQL, released
under the Apache 2.0 license.
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
CYBERTEC CEO Hans-Juergen Schoenig has announced pg_hardstorage, an
open-source backup and point-in-time recovery tool for PostgreSQL.
Originally developed internally at CYBERTEC,…
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June 24, 2026
PGNexus Daily News #186 2026-06-23
by pgnexus
PGNexus Daily News
PostgreSQL Technical Articles
[image: Some more thoughts on random_page_cost]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvondra.me%2Fposts%2Fsome-mo…>
vondra.me
Some more thoughts on random_page_cost
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvondra.me%2Fposts%2Fsome-mo…>
The author revisits the topic of `random_page_cost` in PostgreSQL following
a POSETTE talk on the subject. The post shares updated thinking on how this
planner cost parameter shou…
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[image: Introducing pg_hardstorage: A New Community-Driven Approach to
PostgreSQL Backup and Recovery]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cybertec-postgresql.com…>
Hans-Jürgen Schönig
Introducing pg_hardstorage: A New Community-Driven Approach to PostgreSQL
Backup and Recovery
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cybertec-postgresql.com…>
CYBERTEC has released pg_hardstorage, a new open-source PostgreSQL backup
and recovery tool licensed under Apache 2.0. The project does not aim to
replace existing tools like pgBa…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cybertec-postgresql.com…>
[image: Built From the Data Up: A Trusted Foundation for the Agentic Era |
EDB Postgres® AI Q2-2026 Release]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fe…>
enterprisedb.com
Built From the Data Up: A Trusted Foundation for the Agentic Era | EDB
Postgres® AI Q2-2026 Release
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fe…>
EDB's Q2-2026 release of EDB Postgres AI introduces ten new or enhanced
capabilities aimed at moving AI agents from experimentation into production
environments. The release focus…
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[image: Agents Are a Data Problem — and EDB Postgres® AI Just Became the
Answer]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fa…>
enterprisedb.com
Agents Are a Data Problem — and EDB Postgres® AI Just Became the Answer
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fa…>
EDB has published a post positioning EDB Postgres AI as a platform for
running AI agents in production. The post focuses on regulated industries
and compares EDB PG AI against Dat…
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[image: Stop Spending Hours on What Should Take Minutes: A DBA's Guide to
EDB Postgres® AI’s Agentic Database Capabilities]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fe…>
enterprisedb.com
Stop Spending Hours on What Should Take Minutes: A DBA's Guide to EDB
Postgres® AI’s Agentic Database Capabilities
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fe…>
EDB Postgres AI introduces agentic database capabilities aimed at reducing
manual DBA workload. The system uses AI-driven agents to automate routine
database tasks that traditiona…
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[image: PostgreSQL security best practices for enterprise databases in 2026]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.fastware.com…>
Timothy Steward
PostgreSQL security best practices for enterprise databases in 2026
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.fastware.com…>
PostgreSQL security best practices for enterprise databases in 2026 are
outlined by Timothy Steward, targeting organizations migrating
business-critical workloads to PostgreSQL. T…
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PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights
Fix race condition in pg_get_publication_tables with concurrent DROP TABLE
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Fix%20race%20condition%20in%2…>
The thread discusses fixing a race condition in `pg_get_publication_tables`
when a concurrent `DROP TABLE` occurs. Bharath Rupireddy responds to
Masahiko Sawada's review, agreeing…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Fix%20race%20condition%20in%2…>
[PATCH] Warn when io_min_workers exceeds io_max_workers
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BPATCH%5D%20Warn%20when%20i…>
The patch adds a warning when `io_min_workers` exceeds `io_max_workers`.
Tristan Partin reviewed the code positively and noted no existing tests
cover the analogous `check_av_work…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BPATCH%5D%20Warn%20when%20i…>
[PATCH] Improving index selection for logical replication apply with
replica identity full
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BPATCH%5D%20Improving%20ind…>
The discussion concerns a patch that improves index selection for logical
replication apply workers when a table uses REPLICA IDENTITY FULL,
specifically preferring a unique index…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BPATCH%5D%20Improving%20ind…>
Little checksum worker cleanups
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Little%20checksum%20worker%20…>
Heikki Linnakangas submitted minor cleanup patches for
`datachecksum_state.c` while rebasing his "Interrupts vs signals" patch
set. The most notable fix addresses a theoretical ra…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Little%20checksum%20worker%20…>
The PostgreSQL C Dialect
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=The%20PostgreSQL%20C%20Dialect>
Christophe Pettus published a wiki article titled "The PostgreSQL C
Dialect" documenting coding conventions for PostgreSQL extension
development. Feedback has been constructive: J…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=The%20PostgreSQL%20C%20Dialect>
[GSoC 2026] - B-tree Index Bloat Reduction - Approach & Questions
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BGSoC%202026%5D%20-%20B-tre…>
This GSoC 2026 thread discusses Salma El-Sayed's proposed B-tree index
bloat reduction approach, specifically a page-merging mechanism using a new
BTP_MERGED_AWAY flag. The key di…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BGSoC%202026%5D%20-%20B-tre…>
Click here for the full Hacker discussion highlights
<https://pgnexus.ai/daily-updates?file=2026-06-23-postgresql-daily-news-186.…>
Industry News
[image: Menlo Ventures Raises $3B Fund After Bet on Anthropic Pays Off]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
Menlo Ventures Raises $3B Fund After Bet on Anthropic Pays Off
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
Menlo Ventures has raised a $3 billion fund, cementing its reputation as a
leading AI-focused investor. The milestone follows the firm's bold $750
million investment in Anthropic…
[image: Anthropic's Claude Tag Brings Always-On AI to Slack for Enterprise
Context Capture]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
Anthropic's Claude Tag Brings Always-On AI to Slack for Enterprise Context
Capture
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
Anthropic has launched Claude Tag, a new feature that integrates its AI
model directly into Slack as a persistent, always-on teammate. Beyond
boosting individual productivity, Cla…
Social Media Updates
[image: CYBERTEC PostgreSQL International GmbH is pleased to announce the
first public release of pg_hardstorage, an open source backup and
point-in-time recovery tool for PostgreSQL, released under the Apache 2.0
license.]
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
linkedin
CYBERTEC PostgreSQL International GmbH is pleased to announce the first
public release of pg_hardstorage, an open source backup and point-in-time
recovery tool for PostgreSQL, released under the Apache 2.0 license.
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
CYBERTEC PostgreSQL International GmbH has released pg_hardstorage, an open
source backup and point-in-time recovery tool for PostgreSQL, under the
Apache 2.0 license. This is the…
[image: Swiss PGDay 2026 is almost here, and CYBERTEC is bringing two talks
to the stage by Pavlo Golub and Laurenz lbe.]
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
linkedin
Swiss PGDay 2026 is almost here, and CYBERTEC is bringing two talks to the
stage by Pavlo Golub and Laurenz lbe.
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
Swiss PGDay 2026 is approaching, and CYBERTEC will have a notable presence
at the event. Pavlo Golub and Laurenz Albe are scheduled to deliver two
talks at the conference. Beyond…
[image: We're launching a new Databricks Startup Program!]
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linkedin
We're launching a new Databricks Startup Program!
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
Databricks has launched a new startup program offering qualifying
venture-backed startups up to $200,000 in credits across Databricks and
Neon. The program gives founders access t…
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June 23, 2026
PGNexus Daily News #185 2026-06-22
by pgnexus
PGNexus Daily News
PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights
The PostgreSQL C Dialect
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=The%20PostgreSQL%20C%20Dialect>
Christophe Pettus published a new wiki page titled "The PostgreSQL C
Dialect," documenting conventions and patterns that extension developers
need to understand when writing Postg…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=The%20PostgreSQL%20C%20Dialect>
[RFC PATCH v0 0/7] Add EXPLAIN ANALYZE wait event reporting
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BRFC%20PATCH%20v0%200%2F7%5…>
The discussion concerns a proposed patch to add wait event reporting to
EXPLAIN ANALYZE via a new WAITS option. Robert Haas and Andres Freund both
strongly object to the current a…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BRFC%20PATCH%20v0%200%2F7%5…>
Bug in ALTER SUBSCRIPTION ... SERVER / ... CONNECTION with broken old server
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Bug%20in%20ALTER%20SUBSCRIPTI…>
Jeff Davis identified a pre-existing bug in `DropSubscription()`: when
`SLOT_NAME=NONE` is set, the function is supposed to skip contacting the
publisher, but this early-return lo…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Bug%20in%20ALTER%20SUBSCRIPTI…>
PG20 Minimum Dependency Thread
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=PG20%20Minimum%20Dependency%2…>
The PG20 Minimum Dependency Thread continues to debate Python version
requirements for the core testing framework. Jacob Champion clarifies his
agreement with Tom Lane that requir…
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<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=PG20%20Minimum%20Dependency%2…>
index prefetching
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=index%20prefetching>
Peter Geoghegan posted v28 of the index prefetching patch set, with several
notable changes. The "start read stream" heuristic now triggers on the
fourth heap block switch rather…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=index%20prefetching>
048_vacuum_horizon_floor.pl hangs due to wakeup lost inside
LockBufferForCleanup
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=048_vacuum_horizon_floor.pl%2…>
A race condition in `LockBufferForCleanup()` causes the test `
048_vacuum_horizon_floor.pl` to hang indefinitely. Alexander Lakhin
reported buildfarm failures where VACUUM waits fo…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=048_vacuum_horizon_floor.pl%2…>
Click here for the full Hacker discussion highlights
<https://pgnexus.ai/daily-updates?file=2026-06-22-postgresql-daily-news-185.…>
Industry News
[image: Groq Confirms $650M Funding Round After Nvidia's Not-Acqui-Hire
Deal]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
Groq Confirms $650M Funding Round After Nvidia's Not-Acqui-Hire Deal
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
AI chipmaker Groq has confirmed a $650 million funding raise following a
high-profile not-acqui-hire deal with Nvidia valued at $20 billion. Rather
than being absorbed, Groq is le…
[image: SpaceX Signs $150M/Month Compute Deal with Open-Source AI Lab
Reflection AI]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
SpaceX Signs $150M/Month Compute Deal with Open-Source AI Lab Reflection AI
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
SpaceX has signed a major compute agreement with Reflection AI, an
open-source AI lab. Under the deal, Reflection AI will pay $150 million per
month starting July 1, 2026, through…
[image: Anthropic Updates Claude Privacy Policy to Allow Identity
Verification in Certain Cases]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
techcrunch.com
Anthropic Updates Claude Privacy Policy to Allow Identity Verification in
Certain Cases
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F06%2…>
Anthropic has updated its privacy policy to indicate that its Claude
chatbot may ask users to verify their age and identity "in certain
circumstances," such as by submitting a pas…
Social Media Updates
[image: Please join us in welcoming Hopla!]
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linkedin
Please join us in welcoming Hopla!
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
CYBERTEC has announced Hopla! Software as its newest partner. The company
specializes in Open Source, Cloud, and Cybersecurity, and shares a focus on
helping businesses modernize…
[image: A strong start to Cannes Lions.]
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
linkedin
A strong start to Cannes Lions.
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
On the first day of Cannes Lions, Databricks joined marketing, advertising,
and technology leaders to discuss building trust in an AI-driven world and
helping organizations better…
[image: Most agentic apps never make it past the prototype stage.]
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
linkedin
Most agentic apps never make it past the prototype stage.
<https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%…>
Most agentic AI applications fail to move beyond the prototype stage. A
live discussion featuring Databricks co-founder Patrick Wendell, OpenClaw
creator Peter Steinberger, OpenAI…
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June 22, 2026
PGNexus Daily News #184 2026-06-21
by pgnexus
PGNexus Daily News
PostgreSQL Technical Articles
[image: New Postgres Language Server: postgres-lsp]
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
www.postgresql.org
New Postgres Language Server: postgres-lsp
<https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.postgresql.org%2Fabout%…>
postgres-lsp is a new Language Server Protocol implementation for
PostgreSQL SQL and PL/pgSQL, built on tree-sitter-postgres for accurate
grammar-based parsing rather than regex h…
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PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights
[PATCH] Preserve replication origin OIDs in pg_upgrade
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BPATCH%5D%20Preserve%20repl…>
Rui Zhao reviews patch v8 for preserving replication origin OIDs during
pg_upgrade. Two issues are raised: First, there is an inconsistency in PG17
version gating — `dumpReplicati…
Read Discussion
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=%5BPATCH%5D%20Preserve%20repl…>
Proposal: Conflict log history table for Logical Replication
<https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Proposal%3A%20Conflict%20log%…>
The discussion covers a proposal to add a configurable conflict log table
(CLT) for logical replication. Key issues include: (1) the patch needs a
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Add SPLIT PARTITION/MERGE PARTITIONS commands
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A bug was identified in the recently pushed MERGE PARTITIONS command: when
merging partitions that have no explicit tablespace set, the resulting
merged table was created on the d…
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Row pattern recognition
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resolved via a dedicated ExprConte…
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Nobel laureate John Jumper, known for his groundbreaking work on protein
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company Anthropic. Jumper is reported…
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The Trump administration has taken action against Anthropic, prompting
fresh debate over AI export controls and their broader implications for the
AI ecosystem. TechCrunch's Equit…
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