Microsoft Outlook and Teams outage eases after day-long disruption, recovery timeline unclear

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A global Microsoft outage disrupting Outlook and Teams is easing after over 24 hours, but the company has no timeline for full recovery. The incident crippled communications for businesses and governments worldwide. Microsoft attributed the problem to server issues and said a broader rollout of software fixes was stabilizing the system. It ruled out malicious activity and AI as causes, while also affecting its Copilot AI assistant. Outlook and Teams are workplace applications with hundreds of millions of users. The outage blocked essential functions like sending emails, managing calendars, and hosting virtual meetings.


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