Alibaba open-sourced AliSQL 8.0, which combines MySQL-compatible OLTP, DuckDB-based high-speed OLAP, and HNSW vector search into a single database. This article considers what that means amid MySQL stagnation and PostgreSQL's momentum.
Commit slowdowns on GitHub, Oracle layoffs, and community fork discussions. This article organizes the unease around MySQL and the current state of MariaDB.
