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BBC Audio | Global News Podcast | Microsoft outage: Millions affected in over 70 countries

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November 13, 2026 • 05:30 PM
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Microsoft struggles to restore services as outage hits institutions around the world

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A global Microsoft outage hits schools, doctors and businesses. The tech giant is scrambling the fix the issue - but with so many of us relying on its products such as Outlook and Teams, it has prompted a conversation about how reliant we are on its services. Microsoft says it's not found any evidence that malicious activity caused the problems, and in its latest update it reported that "broader improvements" were being observed in North America and Europe.

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