‘Deeply sorry’: Microsoft reveals cause of horror outage as services gradually restored
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from Papua New Guinea.
By Harrison Christian, Megan Palin, Bianca Soldani and Jackson Robb Microsoft says it is “deeply sorry” for the tech failure that caused major disruptions around the world, revealing the cause of the outage as experts warn the cost to businesses may be in the billions of dollars.
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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
Also reported by kyma.com, abc.net.au (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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