This newsletter covers major developments across data and AI, including DoorDash’s new Write-Ahead Intent Log for scalable CDC, OpenAI’s Kepler AI analyst for massive data insights, and Lyft’s Metric Semantic Layer for unified business metrics. It also reviews ClickHouse ingestion optimizations, DuckDB’s latest release and agent use cases, Databricks’ Lakehouse//RT and LTAP pushes, plus tools for self-healing pipelines and data quality monitoring.

The CDC has announced a significant reduction in the childhood vaccine schedule, now recommending vaccines for only 11 diseases instead of 18, aligning more closely with Denmark's approach. Health experts express concern that this change may undermine public trust and lead to lower vaccination rates, especially amid ongoing debates about vaccine safety and efficacy.