Microsoft apologizes as Outlook outage recovery continues

Microsoft is resolving a major outage affecting Outlook and other services, though operations remain intermittent. The company apologized for the disruption and confirmed it was not a cyberattack, citing no evidence of malicious activity. Microsoft reported encouraging recovery progress, with email delivery improving across more of its infrastructure. The company stated teams are investigating the cause and how to prevent future issues, while acknowledging customer impact. The outage also affected third-party platforms like OpenAI and Anthropic through Microsoft 365 connectors. Microsoft's stock fell 1.48% on the Nasdaq, and email delays could persist for up to 48 hours.