Microsoft issues apology following global service outage
Verified: 139 outlets in 76 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 9 of them from the United States.
The disruption impacted several key platforms, including Outlook email, Teams messaging
How sure are we
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
9 outlets from the United States, where the story is: ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS News and 6 more · how we count
- Nov 12, 6:48 PM UTCFirst reportGlobal outage hits Microsoft's Outlookrnz.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 6:50 PM UTC+2 minOutlook email outage affects users around the worldthenationalnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 7:44 PM UTC+56 minBreaking: Microsoft platforms suffering widespread outages, including Outlookabc.net.au ↗
- Nov 14, 7:07 AM UTC+36 hMicrosoft says all services restored after global outagenst.com.my ↗
- Nov 14, 7:10 AM UTC+36 hMicrosoft: Consumer services restored after outagecphpost.dk ↗
- Nov 14, 7:36 AM UTC+37 hMicrosoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outageinvesting.com ↗
- Nov 14, 7:49 AM UTC+37 h· you’re reading thisMicrosoft issues apology following global service outagesabcnews.com ↗
[Claude] All three reports cover the same Microsoft global outage affecting Outlook and Teams, and none contradicts Report 1's facts.
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