{
  "id": 19808578,
  "title": "The Microsoft outage means no incessant email chimes or message pings, but still we stayed online",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/the-microsoft-outage-means-no-incessant-email-chimes-or-message-pings-19808578",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T13:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261113/the-microsoft-outage-means-no-incessant-email-chimes-or-message-pings-but-still-we-stayed-online"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The global outage of Microsoft 365 services disrupted the digital lives of an estimated 430 million users across two days, from Thursday to the ominous Friday the 13th. The interruption meant no more incessant email chimes or message pings from Microsoft Outlook and Teams. While many individuals and businesses were left without access to essential communication tools, the lack of connectivity did not lead to a mass exodus into the real world. Instead, people took to social media to vent their frustrations about the 20th-century email system during an era dominated by technology. Amidst the chaos, brands such as airlines seized the opportunity, capitalizing on the unexpected long weekend by flooding the internet with memes.",
  "summary": "BERLIN — It was the sound of e-silence. No Microsoft Outlook email chimes, no Teams message pings, no new notifications and, very possibly, no work getting done. Microsoft 365 teetered on the edge of becoming Microsoft 364 as the global outage stretched from Thursday into, ironically (or fittingly, depending on your personal outlook), Friday the 13th. The disruption has impacted an unknown number…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Microsoft struggling to restore service as global outage affects Outlook and Teams",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-struggling-to-restore-service-as-global-outage-affects-19787358",
        "published": "2026-11-13T09:35:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "The Microsoft outage means no incessant email chimes or message pings, but still we stayed online",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/the-microsoft-outage-means-no-incessant-email-chimes-or-message-pings",
        "published": "2026-11-13T11:43:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Equity Bank issues advisory after Microsoft Outlook services disruption affects email communication",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/equity-bank-issues-advisory-after-microsoft-outlook-services",
        "published": "2026-11-13T11:54:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Global Microsoft outage stretches into 2nd day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/global-microsoft-outage-stretches-into-2nd-day",
        "published": "2026-11-13T12:44:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Microsoft struggles to restore email and other services in a global outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/microsoft-struggles-to-restore-email-and-other-services-in-a-global",
        "published": "2026-11-13T12:58:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}