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The Microsoft outage that hit Outlook, Teams and Copilot was the biggest service outage recorded by DownDetector in 2026, Mashable reports, citing a report from Ookla and DownDetector. It logged 7.4 million user reports, against 2.8 million
Open discussion →The Microsoft outage may leave rail passengers unable to open tickets sent to their email. National Rail advises checking the website or app where you bought the ticket and signing into your account before travelling; Great Western Railway
Open discussion →Microsoft’s outage reached courts and government offices, disrupting communications and, in Maine, raising concern that urgent protection-order requests filed by email may not have arrived. The consequences go beyond a missing inbox: when d
Open discussion →Microsoft says email delivery is still catching up after its outage, with some users facing intermittent access and delayed messages even as services recover. It extended Outlook’s timeout window to 48 hours to help protect delayed mail whi
Open discussion →Microsoft’s global outage disrupted email access for New Mexico state and local agencies, schools, businesses and hospitals, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports. The Navajo Nation’s emergency management department temporarily used a Gmail acco
Open discussion →The Microsoft outage disrupted services across 74 countries, with more than 140,000 users reporting problems, the Irish Examiner reports. The article says the disruption also took Healthmail offline, Ireland’s secure clinical email service
Open discussion →Microsoft’s 12 November outage disrupted connections that let OpenAI and Anthropic assistants work with Microsoft 365, PYMNTS reports. Anthropic’s status page attributed problems with its Microsoft 365 connector to the incident, including f
Open discussion →Microsoft services began returning after nearly a day of disruption that affected Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other tools used by organisations in 74 countries, The Independent reports. The incident is a reminder that when widely used cloud
Open discussion →Microsoft says Outlook email queues have fallen significantly and service is approaching normal levels, though some people may still face intermittent access problems or delayed delivery, the Blackpool Gazette reports. Why it matters The wi
Open discussion →A Microsoft outage lasting many hours affected Teams, Outlook and the company’s Copilot AI software, according to a BBC News video report. Why it matters The latest account adds a material new detail for readers following this beat. The lat
Open discussion →Microsoft’s Outlook outage has entered a second day, with Teams, OneDrive and other Microsoft 365 services also affected, How-To Geek reports. There is no firm timeline for full recovery, and access may return unevenly. Why it matters The p
Open discussion →A Microsoft outage is disrupting some Scottish public services, including email and online forms, but frontline emergency services remain operational, The Scotsman reports. Why it matters NHS 24 says its service is unaffected: people should
Open discussion →A Microsoft services outage disrupted government agencies and other organisations in Estonia, with courts unable to accept procedural documents by email. The country’s State IT Center says it plans to explore alternatives more deeply next y
Open discussion →Microsoft’s ongoing outage is affecting more than its own workplace apps: OpenAI and Anthropic have also reported problems with tools connected to Microsoft 365, Fox Business says. Why it matters Anthropic said its mail, calendar and search
Open discussion →A Microsoft outage disrupted Outlook and Teams, and also affected Microsoft-connected features in ChatGPT and Claude, Invezz reports. The disruption began on Thursday and lasted more than 12 hours, according to the report. Why it matters Mi
Open discussion →A Microsoft outage disrupted services used by local governments around the San Francisco Bay Area, including email and other Microsoft applications, Local News Matters reported. The affected products included Outlook, Teams and Word, with s
Open discussion →A Microsoft outage disrupted Outlook and other applications around the world on Thursday, with the disruption lasting more than nine hours, WILX reports. Engineers were restoring affected servers in batches, meaning recovery could be gradua
Open discussion →A Microsoft outage disrupted email and other workplace services at city halls across California’s South Bay on 12 November, Patch reports. Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach reported problems, as did employees in Santa M
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