Bits and Bytes: Sam Altman is latest tech executive to join local government

Sam Altman joins San Francisco’s mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s team to address the city’s public safety crisis. Meanwhile, Meta faces German lawsuits over a massive 2021 data leak, Australia targets under-16 social media bans with hefty fines, and Google’s Chrome browser may be sold for $20 billion amid US antitrust measures, potentially reshaping search and AI industries.