Global Microsoft outage hits governments, health services, and schools worldwide

A major global Microsoft outage has disrupted email and digital services for millions of users worldwide, impacting Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Copilot AI, with experts warning it could be among the most economically damaging tech failures in history. Government agencies in Australia, Japan, Singapore, and the US reported disruptions, including the US House of Representatives and Australia's ASIO. The UK's National Health Service warned some patients may face delays getting medications, while AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI reported issues with Microsoft-integrated services. Schools and universities, including the University of Manchester, reported disruption to cloud-based administration. This is the second Microsoft 365 outage this year, raising concerns about reliability, with disruption reported across 74 countries.