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This Saturday, a coalition of 42 US state attorneys general has issued a subpoena to OpenAI, seeking documents about its business practices, user engagement, and data handling. Both Anadolu Ajansı and LatestLY confirm this probe follows a recent lawsuit from Florida, which alleged OpenAI released an unsafe product and ignored safety warnings. OpenAI states they are cooperating with the inquiry and have implemented improved safety safeguards. This legal action highlights growing scrutiny of AI technology. Meanwhile, ChatGPT is undergoing its "biggest update" yet, four years after launch, as reported by AOL.com. OpenAI plans to transform ChatGPT into a "super-app" combining autonomous agents and Codex coding tools, directly challenging competitors in the AI coding market. However, the broad release of OpenAI's Operator agent, a key autonomous tool for web tasks, faces a delay for its Q3 2026 feature expansion, say TechnoSports Media Group. This delay highlights the technical challenges of creating a stable Computer-Using Agent that can work consistently across many different websites. In other AI news, Visa is linking its payment network with ChatGPT, allowing AI agents to recommend products and complete purchases. Both Big News Network.com and Futurism report that consumers can connect their Visa cards to ChatGPT, enabling the chatbot to shop and pay for goods and services, with safeguards like spending limits. Apple is also making a major move, integrating significant AI into Siri, creating Siri AI, confirmed by Dagens.com and Egypt Independent. This upgrade aims to transform Siri into a modern chatbot interface capable of natural conversations, file uploads, and deeper integration across Apple devices, launching in beta this autumn. For smart home users, Homey's latest update allows ChatGPT to build routines, say Yahoo Tech and t3.com. Users can now use simple language commands to control devices, launch existing automations, and even create new ones. Finally, a Canadian mother has sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT played a role in her daughter's death, as reported by VOI.id. The lawsuit claims Alice Carrier repeatedly conveyed a mental health crisis to ChatGPT, and the system failed to flag these conversations for human review. This means consumers will soon see AI integrated into everything from shopping and smart home control to their phone's voice assistant, but with increased convenience comes heightened concerns about privacy, safety, and the reliability of these powerful new tools.