{
  "id": 19700042,
  "title": "Widespread outage hits Outlook, other Microsoft apps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/widespread-outage-hits-outlook-other-microsoft-apps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T19:21:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/12/microsoft-outlook-widespread-outage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant’s suite of apps. As of around 1:30 p.m. ET, more than 120,000 users on outage tracker Downdetector reported problems accessing Outlook — with many saying they couldn’t send and […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Microsoft 365, Outlook down for thousands of US users, Downdetector shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/microsoft-365-outlook-down-for-thousands-of-us-users-downdetector",
        "published": "2026-11-12T18:32:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Outlook email outage affects users around the world",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/outlook-email-outage-affects-users-around-the-world",
        "published": "2026-11-12T18:34:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}