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Support for 8-byte TOAST values, round two

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…

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btoidsortsupport issue

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…

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WAL compression setting after PostgreSQL LZ4 default change

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…

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Is there value in having optimizer stats for joins/foreignkeys?

The discussion focuses on reviewing patches 0001 and 0002 for extended optimizer statistics, particularly 0002 ("Unify extended statistics columns and expressions"). Chengpeng Yan…

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problems with toast.* reloptions

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…

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OpenAI Slows Astra Model Development Over Critical Cybersecurity Concerns

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…

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Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf, a Cloud-Hosted Browser Designed for AI Agents

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The agentic era demands context engineering, and Databricks is making it easier to build those skills.

Databricks has launched the Certified Context Engineer Associate exam, described as the industry's first certification focused on context engineering. Alongside this, the company…

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