{
  "id": 4682825,
  "title": "Microsoft Outlook down: Emails not working for thousands amid widespread outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/microsoft-outlook-down-emails-not-working-for-thousands-amid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T16:58:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/microsoft-outlook-down-emails-not-working-for-thousands-amid-widespread-outage-101788195221209.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft Outlook is down for thousands of users in the United States. Many users reported they were unable to send or receive emails amid the outage.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "What caused Outlook outage? Microsoft reacts amid email failures, authentication issues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/what-caused-outlook-outage-microsoft-reacts-amid-email-failures",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}