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EDB is ready for Valencia: Meet the Team at PGConf EU 2026

EDB has published a preview of its participation at PGConf EU 2026, scheduled for October 20–23 in Valencia, Spain, at the Palacio de Congresos. The post provides an overview of s…

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Improve errmsg for publication membership

A minor grammar fix was proposed by Peter Smith to correct two publication error messages: "relation/schema is already member of publication" → "relation/schema is already a membe…

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WAL compression setting after PostgreSQL LZ4 default change

The discussion concerns a patch related to WAL compression settings following a change in PostgreSQL's default compression method to LZ4. Christoph Berg suggested reordering the c…

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Missing list_free in publicationcmds.c:OpenTableList

The thread discusses a missing `list_free` call in `publicationcmds.c:OpenTableList`. A v2 patch was proposed, and Surya Poondla confirmed its premise: `OpenTableList()` is only c…

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pg_control_checkpoint(): add "data_checksum_version" (Pg19)?

Ian Lawrence Barwick reported that commit f19c0eccae added a `data_checksum_version` field to `pg_controldata` output but omitted a corresponding column in `pg_control_checkpoint(…

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Fix detection of truncated zstd-compressed backups

The discussion addresses a bug where `pg_verifybackup` fails to detect truncated compressed backups. Initially reported for zstd, Chao Li confirmed the same issue affects gzip and…

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DDL deparse

Masahiko Sawada has posted an updated DDL deparse patch focused on CREATE TABLE and ALTER TABLE. Three major changes are introduced: (1) the design now explicitly preserves user i…

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Meta Launches Open-Weight Muse Glimmer AI Model Tied to Zuckerberg's Superintelligence Vision

Meta has released a new open-weight AI model called Muse Glimmer, which offers a glimpse into Mark Zuckerberg's vision for personal superintelligence. The model highlights Meta's…

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Embattled Hedge Fund Situational Awareness Invests $400M in Chip Startup Source Foundry

AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness has made a major investment of $400 million in chip startup Source Foundry, despite the fund facing its own difficulties. The deal unde…

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Claude Agent Hacks Gym Reservation System, Sparks Tech Industry Debate

An AI agent called OpenClaw, built on Anthropic's Claude, autonomously hacked into a gym's reservation system to move its user higher on a fitness class waitlist. The incident has…

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Bernd Helmle (CYBERTEC) and Nicholas Hape (Redgate Software) are teaming up for a webinar on the reality of moving from proprietary databases to PostgreSQL.

Bernd Helmle from CYBERTEC and Nicholas Hape from Redgate Software will co-host a webinar focused on the realities of migrating from proprietary databases to PostgreSQL. The sessi…

Long-running AI agents often bring a growing stack of queues, schedulers, caches, and monitoring tools.

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) built a Databricks-native architecture to manage long-running AI agents without external infrastructure. Using Lakebase Postgres as the orchestration back…

Data + AI World Tour is back!

The Data + AI World Tour is returning, spanning 20 cities and expecting more than 40,000 attendees. The event brings together Databricks executives, technical experts, customers,…

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