Microsoft reports progress in restoring service after global outage
The outage is the kind of issue that reminds the world how much of our digital infrastructure is reliant on just a few companies.
Microsoft has reported progress in restoring its services after a global outage that affected Outlook, Teams, and Copilot across more than 70 countries on Thursday. The outage caused significant disruptions, forcing several police departments in the UK to advise against reporting crimes via online submission forms and prompting schools and agencies in Australia and Japan to revert to analog methods.
One company even delayed its earnings call due to the issue. Although Microsoft has ruled out a cyberattack, the incident highlights the digital world's reliance on a few major tech companies as potential single points of failure.
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