Microsoft Reports Progress Resolving Global Outage in North America and Europe

Microsoft is gradually resolving a global outage affecting services like Outlook and Teams, reporting significant improvements in North America and Europe by Friday afternoon. The company stated there is no evidence of malicious activity behind the disruption. The outage, which began Thursday, impacted Microsoft 365 cloud services, including meeting scheduling, calendar functions, and the AI assistant Copilot. Downdetector recorded over 130,000 outage reports in the US before issues spread to Asia-Pacific and Europe, with some users still experiencing brief disruptions. Sensitive government sectors and financial markets were affected, including Australia's intelligence agencies and exchanges in Japan and Singapore. Microsoft attributed the issue to server problems rather than a cyberattack, while companies like OpenAI and Workhorse Group reported related operational impacts.