Here’s what is making news in AI today

Spotlight – Sam Altman will co-chair San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s transition team (source: TechCrunch)

– Google org commits $20M to researchers using AI for scientific breakthroughs (source: TechCrunch)

– Perplexity introduces a shopping feature for Pro users in the U.S. (source: TechCrunch)

– ElevenLabs now offers ability to build conversational AI agents (source: TechCrunch)

– AI training software firm iLearningEngines says it lost $250,000 in recent cyberattack (source: TechCrunch)

– Meta brings certain AI features to Ray-Ban Meta glasses in Europe (source: TechCrunch)

– SuperAnnotate wants to help companies manage their AI data sets (source: TechCrunch)

– Juna ai wants to use AI agents to make factories more energy-efficient (source: TechCrunch)

– A US Ban on Investing in Chinese AI Startups Could Escalate Under Trump (source: WIRED)