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Microsoft meltdown triggers global disruption. What happened?

Microsoft meltdown triggers global disruption. What happened?

Microsoft is restoring service after a server error limited access for tens of thousands of users around the world. Here's what we know.

Hours-long Microsoft outage disrupts businesses, governments globally

Hours-long Microsoft outage disrupts businesses, governments globally

Nov 13 (Reuters) - A more than 12-hour outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams crippled communications for businesses and governments globally on Friday, forcing some organizations to revert to fax machines and halting at least one bond repurchase in Europe.

Microsoft outage leads to workers' social media snark: 'a snow day'

Microsoft outage leads to workers' social media snark: 'a snow day'

Microsoft's service outage across the U.S. and the Americas let to issues for countless workers. Of course, they took to social media to vent.

Microsoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outage

Microsoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outage

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Saturday that services had fully recovered across Teams, Outlook and its other products, ending a global outage that crippled online communications for businesses and governments for over 24 hours.

Microsoft's global outage eases after disrupting businesses, governments for nearly a day

Microsoft's global outage eases after disrupting businesses, governments for nearly a day

Nov 13 (Reuters) - A global outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams was easing on Friday after nearly 24 hours of chaos that crippled online communications, forcing some organizations to revert to fax and halting at least one European bond repurchase.

From Bollywood to Clippy: Nvidia scandal, Outlook glitch fuel meme storm

From Bollywood to Clippy: Nvidia scandal, Outlook glitch fuel meme storm

By Akash Sriram and Arpan Varghese Nov 13 (Reuters) - Jensen Huang as a Bollywood matinee idol, as a character from "The Matrix" or donning a red velvet suit on a poster for an alternate-universe version of "The Spy Who Shagged Me": the Nvidia co-founder's extramarital affairs, including with a

Microsoft Outlook, Teams outage eases after over a day; recovery timeline uncertain

Microsoft Outlook, Teams outage eases after over a day; recovery timeline uncertain

Nov 13 (Reuters) - A global outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams was easing on Friday after more than 24 hours of disruption crippled online communications across businesses and governments, though the company said it still had no timeline for full recovery of services.

Microsoft outage spills into Asia-Pacific business hours despite 'partial recovery'

Microsoft outage spills into Asia-Pacific business hours despite 'partial recovery'

Nov 12 (Reuters) - A disruption of Microsoft services such as Outlook, Teams and Copilot stretched into Asia-Pacific business hours on Friday after affecting thousands of US users, as the tech giant struggled to fix server problems it blamed for the outage.

Microsoft outage hits companies and governments worldwide as it struggles to restore services

Microsoft outage hits companies and governments worldwide as it struggles to restore services

Microsoft is dealing with a major outage affecting services like Outlook and Teams

Factbox-Major tech outages in recent years

Factbox-Major tech outages in recent years

Nov 13 (Reuters) - A major outage affected Microsoft's Outlook, Teams and Copilot on Thursday and Friday, disrupting communications for businesses and governments worldwide. It was the second Microsoft 365 disruption in 2026.

Microsoft outage hits Outlook, Teams and Copilot worldwide

Microsoft outage hits Outlook, Teams and Copilot worldwide

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft’s Outlook, Teams and Copilot were still down on Friday as one of the company’s worst outages stretched beyond 12 hours, disrupting communications for businesses and governments worldwide.

World shares log modest losses as investors assess impact on AI sector from the Nvidia scandal

World shares log modest losses as investors assess impact on AI sector from the Nvidia scandal

Shares are mostly lower in Europe and Asia, but losses remain modest as investors assess how Jensen Huang’s resignation as Nvidia CEO might affect the global artificial intelligence industry