{
  "id": 19903532,
  "title": "Trump administration targets Microsoft with H-1B remark amid Outlook outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/trump-administration-targets-microsoft-with-h-1b-remark-amid-outlook",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T02:06:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-labor-secretary-targets-microsoft-with-h-1b-remark-amid-outlook-outage-101794617678513.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 12, a major outage disrupted Microsoft's Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 services, affecting users, businesses and government organizations across several countries. The US Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito mocked Microsoft after its email service began recovering from the disruption, highlighting the contrast between the technology giant's ability to process 6,000 H-1B applications and its struggle to restore access to users' inboxes.",
  "summary": "As Microsoft worked to restore Outlook and other services after a major outage, Labor Department Inspector D’Esposito criticized the company on X.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "What to know about Microsoft's outage and why it takes so long to restore email services",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/what-to-know-about-microsofts-outage-and-why-it-takes-so-long-to",
        "published": "2026-11-13T23:33:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Microsoft outage shows French businesses' dependence on digital tools: 'We were all in the same boat'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-outage-shows-french-businesses-dependence-on-digital-tools",
        "published": "2026-11-14T00:54:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Microsoft outage highlights risks of relying on a single technology provider",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/microsoft-outage-highlights-risks-of-relying-on-a-single-technology",
        "published": "2026-11-14T02:06:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}