DuckDB v2.0 Preview: Server Mode and Async I/O Land
DuckDB v2.0 adds client/server mode via Quack, async I/O with 20x S3 speedups, triggers, and a stable C API. Preview builds are live. ...
PostgreSQL 19 Beta 3: Graph Queries, REPACK, and PG 14 EOL
PostgreSQL 19 Beta 3 ships SQL/PGQ graph queries, REPACK CONCURRENTLY, and LZ4 compression defaults. Plus: ...
pgvector 0.8.2: Patch CVE-2026-3172 Before Data Leaks
pgvector 0.8.2 fixes a CVSS 8.1 buffer overflow in parallel HNSW index builds. Check your ...
PGlite Acquired: What Databricks Buying Electric Changes
PGlite went from a clever hack to corporate infrastructure in twelve months. The WebAssembly Postgres ...
DuckDB v2.0: CTEs 40x Faster, VARIANT GA, New SQL Parser
DuckDB v2.0 ships recursive CTEs 40x faster, VARIANT type GA, full trigger support, and a ...
Postgres Still Needs a Windshield: On Built-In Pooling
This week, Brandur Leach asked a simple question: does anyone run Postgres without PgBouncer? The Hacker News thread that followed collected 97 points ...
DuckDB Async I/O Lands in v2.0: S3 Queries Up to 19x Faster
DuckDB async I/O is default in v2.0 (September 2026): S3 CSV drops from 877 to ...
PostgreSQL 19 Beta 3 Is Out: Patch Now, PG14 EOL in 89 Days
PostgreSQL 19 Beta 3 landed August 13 with 28 security CVEs fixed and PG14 end ...
DynamoDB Vector Search Goes GA: What AWS Devs Must Know
AWS launched DynamoDB native vector search on August 5 — no preview, straight to GA. ...
Databricks $190B Valuation: CEO Says the Model Race Is Over
Databricks closed a $5 billion funding round yesterday at a $190 billion valuation — and ...