OpenAI confirms ChatGPT issues tied to Microsoft 365 outage

stuttgarter-nachrichten.de (German) —

OpenAI has confirmed technical problems with ChatGPT's connection to Microsoft 365 services, following widespread Microsoft outages affecting Outlook and Teams since Thursday, November 12, 2026. The disruption impacts Microsoft 365 connectors, which link ChatGPT to applications for tasks like email analysis and document search. OpenAI warns new connections may fail and existing tools could malfunction, with the cause still under investigation. The exact link between OpenAI's issues and Microsoft's cloud infrastructure problems remains unconfirmed. No restoration timeline has been provided, though users can monitor updates on OpenAI's status page.


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