diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 9db467c8..7cd9f046 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+# Commit message tags select what to run: `[only X]` runs only the listed steps, `[skip X]`
+# skips them, where X is a comma-separated list of: `tests` (all steps), `julia` (released
+# Julia versions), `nightly`, `special`. Draft pull requests only test the newest Julia
+# release and nightly, unless steps are selected explicitly. See also GPUCompiler.jl's CI,
+# which uses the same tags.
 steps:
   # Test supported Julia versions
   - group: ":julia: Julia"
     key: "julia"
     steps:
-      - label: "Julia {{matrix.julia}}"
+      # the newest release, also tested on draft pull requests
+      - &julia
+        label: "Julia {{matrix.julia}}"
         plugins:
           - JuliaCI/julia#v1:
               version: "{{matrix.julia}}"
@@ -18,20 +25,37 @@ steps:
           queue: "oneapi"
         commands: |
           julia --project=deps deps/build_ci.jl
-        if: build.message !~ /\[skip tests\]/
+        if: |
+          build.message !~ /\[skip [^\]]*(tests|julia)/ &&
+          (build.message =~ /\[only [^\]]*(tests|julia)/ || build.message !~ /\[only /)
         timeout_in_minutes: 120
+        matrix:
+          setup:
+            julia:
+              - "1.13"
+
+      # older releases
+      - <<: *julia
+        if: |
+          build.message !~ /\[skip [^\]]*(tests|julia)/ &&
+          (build.message =~ /\[only [^\]]*(tests|julia)/ ||
+           build.message !~ /\[only / && !build.pull_request.draft)
         matrix:
           setup:
             julia:
               - "1.10"
               - "1.11"
               - "1.12"
-              - "1.13"
+
+      - <<: *julia
+        if: |
+          build.message !~ /\[skip [^\]]*(tests|nightly)/ &&
+          (build.message =~ /\[only [^\]]*(tests|nightly)/ || build.message !~ /\[only /)
+        soft_fail: true
+        matrix:
+          setup:
+            julia:
               - "nightly"
-          adjustments:
-            - with:
-                julia: "nightly"
-              soft_fail: true
 
   # Special tests
   - group: ":eyes: Special"
@@ -55,14 +79,16 @@ steps:
               # use debug JLLs, for asserts + better backtraces
               using oneAPI
               oneAPI.set_debug!(true)'
-        if: build.message !~ /\[skip tests\]/
         env:
           ZE_ENABLE_VALIDATION_LAYER: '1'
           ZE_ENABLE_PARAMETER_VALIDATION: '1'
           EnableDebugBreak: '0'
         agents:
           queue: "oneapi"
-        if: build.message !~ /\[skip tests\]/ && !build.pull_request.draft
+        if: |
+          build.message !~ /\[skip [^\]]*(tests|special)/ &&
+          (build.message =~ /\[only [^\]]*(tests|special)/ ||
+           build.message !~ /\[only / && !build.pull_request.draft)
         timeout_in_minutes: 60
         soft_fail: true
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/execution.jl b/src/compiler/execution.jl
index 6c9bf86a..20742c2d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/execution.jl
+++ b/src/compiler/execution.jl
@@ -156,10 +156,18 @@ Adapt.adapt_structure(to::KernelAdaptor, r::Base.RefValue{<:Union{DataType,Type}
     oneRefType{r[]}()
 
 # case where type is the function being broadcasted
+# (on Julia 1.14, the function type parameter is `Core.TypeEgal{T} <: Type{T}`)
 Adapt.adapt_structure(to::KernelAdaptor,
-                      bc::Broadcast.Broadcasted{Style, <:Any, Type{T}}) where {Style, T} =
+                      bc::Broadcast.Broadcasted{Style, <:Any, <:Type{T}}) where {Style, T} =
     Broadcast.Broadcasted{Style}((x...) -> T(x...), adapt(to, bc.args), bc.axes)
 
+# functions that capture a type, e.g., `Base.Fix1(convert, T)` as used by LinearAlgebra,
+# which isn't a valid kernel argument either
+Adapt.adapt_structure(to::KernelAdaptor, f::Base.Fix1{<:Any, <:Type{T}}) where {T} =
+    let g = adapt(to, f.f); (x...) -> g(T, x...) end
+Adapt.adapt_structure(to::KernelAdaptor, f::Base.Fix2{<:Any, <:Type{T}}) where {T} =
+    let g = adapt(to, f.f); (x...) -> g(x..., T) end
+
 """
     kernel_convert(x)
 
diff --git a/src/device/quirks.jl b/src/device/quirks.jl
index cbd4c520..942fd1a3 100644
--- a/src/device/quirks.jl
+++ b/src/device/quirks.jl
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ end
 # abstractarray.jl
 @device_override @noinline Base.throw_boundserror(A, I) =
     @gputhrow "BoundsError" "Out-of-bounds array access"
+# Julia 1.14 routes indexed bounds errors through `_throw_boundserror_indices`
+# rather than `throw_boundserror`, bypassing the override above.
+@static if isdefined(Base, :_throw_boundserror_indices)
+    @device_override @noinline Base._throw_boundserror_indices(A) =
+        @gputhrow "BoundsError" "Out-of-bounds array access"
+    @device_override @noinline Base._throw_boundserror_indices(A, i1, I...) =
+        @gputhrow "BoundsError" "Out-of-bounds array access"
+end
 
 # trig.jl
 @device_override @noinline Base.Math.sincos_domain_error(x) =