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What happened overnight with the Microsoft global outage

BBC News •
November 13, 2026 • 07:18 AM
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Microsoft is struggling to fix a global outage, with services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot affected by "connectivity problems".

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Microsoft is struggling to fix a global outage, with services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot affected by "connectivity problems". A monitoring website reports the outage is affecting users in 74 countries. So what's going on? The BBC's Claire Keenan explains everything we know so far.

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Al Jazeera English
22h ago
Microsoft hit by global outages: What happened and why?

Microsoft hit by global outages: What happened and why?

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SBS News Australia
11h ago
Microsoft says sorry for 24 hours-long global outage

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ABC News Australia
12h ago
Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for global outage, reports 'broad recovery' of services

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Microsoft rules out any malicious "cyber or AI" activity after a worldwide outage disrupted healthcare services, delayed corporate earnings reports and left schools struggling to communicate.

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The Guardian
14h ago
Microsoft outage shakes up companies, schools and local governments across US

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TechCrunch
18h ago
Microsoft's latest email outage turned into a full blown global cloud crisis | TechCrunch

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The Verge
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Microsoft’s massive Outlook outage continues

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