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Codex gets an AWS path
Plus: Hackers found Meta’s weak spot
Rimsha Bhardwaj, Hasan Toor & Ihtesham Haider
June 02, 2026
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OpenAI lands inside AWS
Meta’s AI support problem
DuckDuckGo sees an opening
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OpenAI wants enterprise AI to feel normal
Image credits: OpenAI
OpenAI is now putting GPT-5.5, frontier models, and Codex directly inside AWS workflows.
The launch makes OpenAI models available through Amazon Bedrock, including Commercial and GovCloud regions. Codex is also coming through Bedrock, bringing a software engineering agent used by more than 5 million people each week into AWS environments.
This is practical news. The important part is not model access alone, because many companies already know they want stronger AI tools. The real change is that security, procurement, billing, compliance, and governance teams can work inside systems they already understand.
That matters. For large companies, this could shorten the gap between testing AI in a small team and actually shipping it across the business. The mention of Daybreak also points to where OpenAI wants to go next: deeper into secure coding, threat modeling, patch checks, and daily engineering work.
The quiet signal is clear: enterprise AI adoption may depend less on demos and more on the pipes behind them.
Meta’s support bot became the attack path
Image Credist: Facebook
A hacker could ask Meta’s AI support bot to move an Instagram account to a new email address.
Meta confirmed that hackers used its AI-powered support assistant to infiltrate high-profile Instagram accounts, including Barack Obama’s White House account, Sephora, and the US Space Force Chief Master Sergeant. Researchers found videos showing the bot sending a verification code, accepting it in chat, then exposing a password reset button.
This is the risk with letting AI tools “take action” inside sensitive account systems. Meta wanted faster support, but password resets are exactly where automation needs hard limits and boring checks.
The details matter. Meta says the issue is resolved, but it has not said how many accounts were affected. The harder question is whether platforms can use AI for customer support without turning support flows into easier attack surfaces.
A reset button should not be this close to a chatbot.
DuckDuckGo turns AI fatigue into traffic
Image Credits: DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo’s no-AI search page hit a new high on May 28 after Google’s AI search overhaul.
The company launched Chrome and Firefox extensions that make noai.duckduckgo.com the default search experience. That version removes AI-assisted answers and chat prompts, while DuckDuckGo says visits are now averaging 84% above baseline.
This is a smart move because DuckDuckGo is not trying to win the AI race on Google’s terms. It is giving annoyed search users a clear switch, right when Google is pushing AI Overviews and AI Mode deeper into the search box.
The timing is sharp. The interesting part is that DuckDuckGo still sells AI tools, including chatbot access and paid model features. That makes this less about rejecting AI entirely and more about letting users decide when it belongs in search.
Maybe the next search feature people want is an off switch.
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