Microsoft apologizes, says Teams, Outlook, and Copilot fully restored after global outage

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Microsoft apologized to customers on Friday and announced full recovery of Teams, Outlook, and Copilot after a global outage that disrupted online communication for over 24 hours. The company stated all affected applications are restored, ending the worldwide disruption that severely impacted businesses and governments. Microsoft emphasized the issue was technical, unrelated to cyberattacks or AI agents, and stemmed from a problem during a prior network capacity upgrade. Microsoft published apologies on X, acknowledging customer trust and responsibility. It pledged to release a full report once its assessment of the outage is complete.


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