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Real event · technology · 2026-11-13

Watch: How the Microsoft outage affected North America

Final verdict announced: November 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM ET

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Watch: How the Microsoft outage affected North America

Microsoft services like Outlook are slowly coming back online.

The documented connection: No documented connection · Authority: private

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Microsoft services are gradually restoring functionality.

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