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Global Microsoft outage affecting tens of thousands of users
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9 left, 11 center, 8 right outlets are reporting this story. We follow 23 left, 26 center and 25 right outlets, so the sides are not the same size.
From the left 9 of 23 outlets
CBS News
Microsoft seeing "continued recovery" amid major worldwide outage (opens CBS News in a new tab)
NBC News
Microsoft scrambles to recover after massive outage (opens NBC News in a new tab)
The New York Times
Microsoft’s Global Outage and Fixes: What We Know (opens The New York Times in a new tab)
The Guardian
Microsoft outage: company ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption affecting millions and says it’s ‘not related to cyber or AI’ – as it happened (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
WIRED
Microsoft 365 Crawls Back to Life After a 24-Hour Outage (opens WIRED in a new tab)
NewsOne
Microsoft Outlook Slowly Recovering After Day-Long Outage (opens NewsOne in a new tab)
The Verge
Microsoft’s massive Outlook outage might be over (opens The Verge in a new tab)
NPR
Microsoft investigating widespread outage that took email and other apps offline (opens NPR in a new tab)
From the center 11 of 26 outlets
PBS NewsHour
What to know about Microsoft's outage and why it takes so long to restore email services (opens PBS NewsHour in a new tab)
BBC News
Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for global outage after almost 24 hours of disruption (opens BBC News in a new tab)
Deadline
Microsoft “Deeply Sorry” About Global Outlook Outage, Insists Disruption Caused By “Network Capacity Upgrade” (opens Deadline in a new tab)
MarketWatch
‘Strangely calming and unnerving’: How Microsoft’s massive outage upended the corporate workday (opens MarketWatch in a new tab)
CNBC
Microsoft apologizes for massive outage that took down Outlook and other 365 services (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Variety
Microsoft Apologizes for Massive Outlook Outage, Affected Customers Can Request Credits for Service Interruption (opens Variety in a new tab)
Engadget
Microsoft services are returning after an outage took down Outlook, Teams and more (opens Engadget in a new tab)
Ars Technica
Microsoft’s global outage may be worse than Amazon's or CrowdStrike's, expert says (opens Ars Technica in a new tab)
TechCrunch
Microsoft’s latest email outage turned into a full-blown global cloud crisis (opens TechCrunch in a new tab)
The Hill
Microsoft 'seeing encouraging recovery progress' in global Outlook, Teams outage (opens The Hill in a new tab)
Newsweek
Is Microsoft Outlook Down? Thousands Report Email Access Issues in US (opens Newsweek in a new tab)
From the right 8 of 25 outlets
The Epoch Times
Microsoft Outlook Emails Approaching Normal Levels After Outage, Company Says (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
The Daily Caller
Microsoft Says Email Backlog ‘Approaching Normal’ After Outage Paralyzes Outlook (opens The Daily Caller in a new tab)
New York Post
Here’s what to know about the Microsoft outages — and what may have caused them (opens New York Post in a new tab)
Washington Examiner
Microsoft confirms ‘no evidence of malicious activity’ in widespread outage of Outlook (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Breitbart
Microsoft's Email Meltdown Extends into Second Day, Company Reports 'Progress' Towards Recovery (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
Just the News
Microsoft continues struggle to restore services as outage moves into second day (opens Just the News in a new tab)
RedState
Microsoft 365 Goes on the Blink, Leaving Outlook Users in the Lurch (opens RedState in a new tab)
The Daily Wire
Microsoft Outage Disrupts Email, Workplace Apps (opens The Daily Wire in a new tab)
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