Planet Ingres

 PyCon US is the largest and longest running annual gathering of the Python community. We provide an overview of this year's event.

PyCon US is produced and underwritten by the non profit Python  Software Foundation (PSF), brining together a diverse attendee base, ranging from absolute beginners to core CPython developers, open source maintainers,  data scientists, researchers and community organizers. This year it took place at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California during May 13-19.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/216-python/19155-what-happened-at-pycon-us-2026.html

 The Missing Semester of Your CS Education course aims to teach students essential tools and techniques that are often overlooked in the traditional  computer science curriculum.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/19146-mits-missing-semester-of-your-cs-education-2026-edition.html

 Polygres is a specialized platform designed to enhance PostgreSQL databases with advanced search and retrieval capabilities.

Polygres is a managed PostgreSQL database service that integrates advanced search and retrieval capabilities, such as graph traversal, vector similarity, full text search and hybrid query composition, directly on top of your relational database tables.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/19138-polygres-advanced-search-on-postgresql.html

 Developed by Actian Corporation, VectorAI DB is an on premises vector database purpose built for high performance, reliable AI applications

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/19130-actian-vectorai-db-a-new-player-in-the-vector-database-space.html

 PGConf.dev (PostgreSQL Development Conference) is a highly technical developer focused conference primarily designed for the people who build, maintain and extend the database system itself.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/99-professional/19126-what-happened-at-pgconfdev-2026.html

 CipherStash is a cybersecurity platform that provides searchable, field-level encryption. It has been designed to secure sensitive data within PostgreSQL.

CipherStash is motivated by the premise:

Traditional database encryption isn't secure

Most developers assume that their data is safe because their database has encryption at rest enabled. However, encryption at rest only protects the physical storage disk, backup files, or discarded hardware. Once the database server is booted up and running, all data is loaded into memory as plaintext. If an attacker exploits a SQL injection vulnerability, gains access to the host server, or gets hold of database credentials, they can read every piece of sensitive data in the clear.

To prevent this, you could encrypt sensitive fields (like emails or SSNs) inside your application before saving them. But traditional field level encryption introduces two major problems:

Full article on IProgrammer:

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/19114-cipherstash-searchable-encryption-and-data-level-access-control-for-postgresql.html

 Stack Overflow for Agents is a specialized knowledge exchange designed for AI coding assistants to share production tested technical solutions and avoid redundant problem solving.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/19107-stack-overflow-for-agents.html

 pg_re2 is a high-performance PostgreSQL extension developed by ClickHouse. It integrates Google's regular expression engine with the Postgres database.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/19098-pgre2-high-performance-re2-regex-for-postgresql.html

 Microsoft's extends the capabilities of AI coding agents with the release of  Agent Skills for Python.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/19086-microsoft-releases-agentic-skills-for-python.html

 Neon has released Lakebase Search, a suite of Postgres extensions designed to enhance vector and text search capabilities within the Neon database platform.

https://www.i-programmer.info/news/84-database/19081-lakebase-search-hybrid-vector-and-text-search-on-neon-postgres.html