PGNexus Daily News PostgreSQL Technical Articles [image: High Availability for EDB Postgres Advanced Server Using EFM and PgPool: A Complete Setup Guide] <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fhi...> enterprisedb.com High Availability for EDB Postgres Advanced Server Using EFM and PgPool: A Complete Setup Guide <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fhi...> This guide describes a two-layer high availability architecture for EDB Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) using EDB Failover Manager (EFM) and PgPool-II. EFM monitors the primary-st… Read the Blog <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-blogs?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenterprisedb.com%2Fblog%2Fhi...> PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights Proposal: new file format for hba/ident/hosts configuration? <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Proposal%3A%20new%20file%20for...> The thread discusses a proposal to introduce a new file format for PostgreSQL's hba/ident/hosts configuration files. Zsolt Parragi shares JSON5 versions of previous TOML mockups a… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Proposal%3A%20new%20file%20for...> Missing FSM Update when Updating VM On-access <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Missing%20FSM%20Update%20when%...> The discussion addresses a bug where the Free Space Map (FSM) is not updated when the Visibility Map (VM) is set on-access during heap page pruning, potentially causing VACUUM to… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Missing%20FSM%20Update%20when%...> REASSIGN OWNED vs. relisshared dep on !relisshared <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=REASSIGN%20OWNED%20vs.%20relis...> Recent commits added fields `pg_subscription.subserver` and `pg_subscription.subconflictlogrelid`, each creating a dependency link from the shared catalog `pg_subscription` to a n… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=REASSIGN%20OWNED%20vs.%20relis...> Show expression of virtual columns in error messages <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Show%20expression%20of%20virtu...> A patch to display virtual column expressions in PostgreSQL error messages is under development. Matheus Alcantara has submitted v6, rebased against master due to changes introduc… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Show%20expression%20of%20virtu...> s/pg_attribute_always_inline/pg_always_inline/? <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=s%2Fpg_attribute_always_inline...> The discussion focuses on renaming the macro `pg_attribute_always_inline` to `pg_always_inline` in PostgreSQL's codebase and how to handle backpatching. The agreed approach is to… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=s%2Fpg_attribute_always_inline...> implement CAST(expr AS type FORMAT 'template') <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=implement%20CAST(expr%20AS%20type%20FORMAT%20'template')> The discussion concerns implementing SQL standard T839: `CAST(expr AS type FORMAT 'template')`. Haibo Yan previously proposed a generic format-cast mechanism covering datetime, nu… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=implement%20CAST(expr%20AS%20type%20FORMAT%20'template')> Click here for the full Hacker discussion highlights <https://pgnexus.ai/daily-updates?file=2026-07-10-postgresql-daily-news-203.m...> Industry News [image: Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft] <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F07%2F...> techcrunch.com Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F07%2F...> Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging trade secret theft directed by OpenAI's senior leadership, including a long-time former Apple employee. The lawsuit marks a sign… techcrunch.com OpenAI GPT-5.6 Named Preferred Model for Microsoft Copilot 365 <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F07%2F...> OpenAI has announced that its GPT-5.6 model is the preferred choice to power Microsoft's Copilot 365 suite of workplace and productivity applications. The announcement comes amid… Social Media Updates linkedin CYBERTEC CEO Hans-Juergen Schoenig on why open source gives you something proprietary vendors can't: a chance. <https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2...> CYBERTEC CEO Hans-Juergen Schoenig argues that open source software offers users something proprietary vendors fundamentally cannot: a genuine opportunity. Speaking in the context… linkedin "Every stateful system has got to have the ability to create a staging environment, branch what you have, and give agents permission to make mistakes." Databricks' VP Nikita Shamgunov joins 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 to discuss why branching and version control are becoming foundational for AI-native software development, how teams can manage schema drift as AI accelerates development, and the architectural ideas behind Lakebase. <https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2...> Databricks VP Nikita Shamgunov appeared on the podcast 'It's About Data' to discuss the growing importance of branching and version control in AI-native software development. He a… linkedin Genie One is the data-smart AI coworker that helps business users move from insight to action. <https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2...> Genie One is an AI assistant designed to help business users act on data insights. Its Genie Agents feature allows teams to convert prompts into shareable, autonomous agents capab… Want to stay up to date with the PostgreSQL community and industry news? 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