PGNexus Daily News PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights Support for 8-byte TOAST values, round two <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Support%20for%208-byte%20TOAST...> Hannu Krosing asks where to find the refactored code that makes it easier to add new VARLENA on-disk types, referencing earlier messages in the patch series. The broader thread in… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Support%20for%208-byte%20TOAST...> btoidsortsupport issue <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=btoidsortsupport%20issue> Peter Geoghegan reported a bug in commit 51cd5d6f, where `btoidsortsupport()` uses `ssup_datum_unsigned_cmp()` to compare all 64 bits of a Datum. The problem is that tuple deforma… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=btoidsortsupport%20issue> WAL compression setting after PostgreSQL LZ4 default change <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=WAL%20compression%20setting%20...> Tomas Vondra posted v5 of a patch addressing WAL compression settings following PostgreSQL's LZ4 default change. The main update from v4 is restoring the preference for zstd over… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=WAL%20compression%20setting%20...> Is there value in having optimizer stats for joins/foreignkeys? <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Is%20there%20value%20in%20havi...> The discussion focuses on reviewing patches 0001 and 0002 for extended optimizer statistics, particularly 0002 ("Unify extended statistics columns and expressions"). Chengpeng Yan… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=Is%20there%20value%20in%20havi...> problems with toast.* reloptions <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=problems%20with%20toast.*%20re...> Greg Burd reviews Nathan Bossart's v7 patch set fixing TOAST reloption handling in PostgreSQL. The patches convert `autovacuum_enabled` from a bool to a ternary type and introduce… Read Discussion <https://pgnexus.ai/hacker-discussions?subject=problems%20with%20toast.*%20re...> Industry News [image: OpenAI Acquires Presentation Startup NextSlide] <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F08%2F...> techcrunch.com OpenAI Acquires Presentation Startup NextSlide <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F08%2F...> OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a startup focused on presentation tools. According to NextSlide, its team members are now working on ChatGPT. The deal marks another acquisition by… [image: OpenAI Slows Astra Model Development Over Critical Cybersecurity Concerns] <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F08%2F...> techcrunch.com OpenAI Slows Astra Model Development Over Critical Cybersecurity Concerns <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F08%2F...> OpenAI has disclosed that it deliberately slowed development of its Astra model after the system reached what the company calls its "critical cybersecurity threshold." This means… [image: Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf, a Cloud-Hosted Browser Designed for AI Agents] <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F08%2F...> techcrunch.com Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf, a Cloud-Hosted Browser Designed for AI Agents <https://pgnexus.ai/tech-news?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2026%2F08%2F...> Cloudflare has launched Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser built specifically for AI agents rather than human users. Unlike conventional browsers such as Chromium, Kitesurf is optim… Social Media Updates [image: The agentic era demands context engineering, and Databricks is making it easier to build those skills.] <https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2...> linkedin The agentic era demands context engineering, and Databricks is making it easier to build those skills. <https://pgnexus.ai/social-media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2...> Databricks has launched the Certified Context Engineer Associate exam, described as the industry's first certification focused on context engineering. Alongside this, the company… Want to stay up to date with the PostgreSQL community and industry news? Visit PGNexus <https://pgnexus.ai> to learn more