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Debug your Postgres from the terminal: a tour of `neon inspect db`

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Debug your Postgres from the terminal: a tour of `neon inspect db`

The Neon CLI has introduced `neon inspect db`, a read-only diagnostic tool for PostgreSQL accessible directly from the terminal. It targets common operational questions such as id…

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PostgreSQL Hackers Email Discussion Highlights

Lowering the default wal_blocksize to 4K

The thread concerns lowering the default `wal_blocksize` to 4K. A related build issue was identified involving a GCC compiler flag, `fpch-deps`, which Andres Freund discovered dur…

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pgsql: Move tar detection and compression logic to common.

Robert Haas identified that Andrew Dunstan's commit (c8a350a4), which consolidated tar archive identification and compression-type detection logic into a shared location for use b…

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[PATCH] Batched clock sweep to reduce cross-socket atomic contention

The discussion centers on a patch series combining a batched clock sweep optimization with larger changes to PostgreSQL's buffer replacement strategy, including removal of ring bu…

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[PATCH] Rebuild CHECK constraints after generated column SET EXPRESSION

The thread concerns a patch to rebuild CHECK constraints after a generated column's expression is changed via SET EXPRESSION. Peter Eisentraut committed the fix with minor code st…

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Allow pg_read_all_stats to see database size in \l+

The discussion addresses a bug where psql's `\l+` meta-command did not account for the `pg_read_all_stats` role when deciding whether to display database sizes. Christoph Berg sub…

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Disallow whole-row index references with virtual generated columns?

A patch (now at V9) has been submitted to the commitfest to support creating indexes on virtual generated columns, including partial indexes using whole-row expressions. The contr…

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Industry News

Travis Kalanick's Robotics Startup Atoms Raises $1.7B Led by a16z, with Uber Also Investing

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Travis Kalanick's Robotics Startup Atoms Raises $1.7B Led by a16z, with Uber Also Investing

Travis Kalanick's robotics and industrial AI company Atoms has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Uber is also participating as an investor.…
OpenAI Human Error Enabled AI-Powered Hack on Hugging Face

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OpenAI Human Error Enabled AI-Powered Hack on Hugging Face

A human configuration error by OpenAI in setting up a supposedly "highly isolated" testing environment and sandbox made an AI-powered cyberattack on Hugging Face possible, accordi…
Monday.com Cuts 20% of Workforce to Accelerate AI Strategy

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Monday.com Cuts 20% of Workforce to Accelerate AI Strategy

Monday.com announced it is laying off approximately 630 employees, representing about 20% of its total headcount. The company stated the cuts are intended to "support a leaner, mo…

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Lakebase starts with a simple architectural shift: separate Postgres compute from the write-ahead log and data files that traditionally live on the same machine.

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Lakebase starts with a simple architectural shift: separate Postgres compute from the write-ahead log and data files that traditionally live on the same machine.

Lakebase separates Postgres compute from its write-ahead log and data files, making compute stateless and enabling durable writes, elastic scaling, simpler high availability, and…

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