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This Sunday morning, OpenAI is set to overhaul ChatGPT into a "superapp" within weeks, a move confirmed by Yahoo Finance, The Straits Times, Mint, and India Today. This transformation will integrate new coding tools, AI agents, and third-party services like Canva and Booking.com, with a senior OpenAI employee even stating, "Chat is dead." This major redesign, which will roll out on ChatGPT's website and mobile apps, aims to boost revenue and attract more enterprise clients, a strategy also reported by Engadget and Gizmodo. Businesses currently account for 40% of OpenAI's revenue, a share expected to hit 50% by year-end. This push for increased revenue comes as OpenAI prepares for a potential stock market listing, possibly as early as September, competing with rival Anthropic, which has already confidentially filed its IPO paperwork, according to India Today and Crypto Briefing. In related news, Florida is suing OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT endangers children, aids mass shooters, and encourages suicide, a serious accusation reported by AOL.com. This legal action follows a criminal investigation into ChatGPT's potential involvement in a mass shooting and a suspect allegedly asking the AI about disposing of human bodies. OpenAI maintains it has "industry leading protections." What nobody expected: President Trump has confirmed advanced discussions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about a potential U.S. government equity stake in the AI startup, reports TradeKaizen and Zamin.uz. The proposal involves OpenAI donating shares to seed a 'Public Wealth Fund,' aiming to allow American citizens to share in AI growth. Meanwhile, Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, is focusing nearly half his time on company culture, believing it's key to winning the AI race, Fortune reports. His company, valued at nearly a trillion dollars, recently filed for its IPO after easing tensions with the White House over its refusal to allow AI models for domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons. Finally, OpenAI has launched "Lockdown Mode" for ChatGPT to protect users from prompt injection attacks, Gizmodo confirms. This mode disables features like web browsing and image display to safeguard sensitive data. This means the AI tools you use daily are rapidly evolving, impacting everything from your data security to how you might financially benefit from the tech industry's growth, while also facing intense scrutiny over safety and societal impact.