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A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant’s suite of apps. As of around 1:30 p.m. ET, more than 120,000 users on outage tracker Downdetector reported problems accessing Outlook — with many saying they couldn’t send and […]

Outlook and Teams are among the platforms impacted by "elevated load" issues.

Microsoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.

More than a hundred thousand users are reporting issues with Microsoft systems as the company says it is working to address the problems being seen around the world.

Microsoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users.

More than 100,000 users worldwide are struggling to access their email inboxes as Microsoft battles to fix an Outlook outage.

Microsoft’s Outlook email service suffered a massive outage Thursday, affecting users across North America and potentially other regions. “We’re investigating reports of users experiencing issues accessing Exchange Online mailboxes through multiple connection methods in the Americas,” the company’s Microsoft 365 Status account on X posted at 12:54 p.m. ET. B

Microsoft says it is investigating reports of widespread outages affecting Outlook email and other services that offered through its 365 platform. The tech giant issued a string of social media posts Thursday acknowledging that users had reported issues with access, throwing a major wrench into business communications across sectors. Outlook as a stand-alone

Users of various Microsoft tools, including Outlook email, are reporting problems sending and receiving messages. Microsoft's status website acknowledged the problem on Thursday afternoon. "Users may be unable to connect to their mailboxes in Exchange Online through multiple connection methods," a message on the Microsoft page read in part. We're investigati

Thousands of pupils were hit by a digital outage during the Level 2 English NCEA exam.

One student said he had 20 seconds left to go in his essay when the system crashed.

Quatre bateaux étaient guidés par l’intelligence artificielle parmi les 135.000 joueurs en ligne. Et vous allez le voir, l’ordinateur est loin d’être infaillible.

Electricity distribution companies have apologised to Nigerians for persistent power shortages and prolonged blackouts across the country. Read More: https://punchng.com/power-outages-discos-apologise-to-nigerians/

Nigeria’s oil and gas industry deferred approximately 42.55 million barrels of crude oil and condensate in 2025, with the affected production carrying an estimated market value of $2.97bn. Read More: https://punchng.com/pipeline-outages-delay-42-6m-barrels-of-oil/

Few things top the inconvenience of being in the middle of something online when the power goes out. Luckily, there are a few options to keep you connected.

As storms continue across B.C., authorities are warning about high winds bringing more power outages and the dangers of rising water levels.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Bank Rakyat said today that a disruption to its corporate website was caused by a technical...

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has faulted Ikeja Electric over its attribution of recent electricity supply interruptions to grid instability. Read More: https://punchng.com/tcn-faults-ikeja-electric-blames-outages-on-low-generation/

Top headlines this morning include a Federal High Court judgment nullifying the David Mark-led National Working Committee of the African Democratic Congress and the process that produced former… Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-court-ruling-threatens-atikus-2027-bid-outages-hit-four-states-fct-other-stories/

A recent cable theft left 10,000 people without internet, while a school emergency response was delayed by connectivity issues.

The Federal Government has blamed gas shortages and maintenance issues for worsening power outages in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun, Kwara and Oyo states. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-blames-gas-shortage-as-power-outages-hit-five-states/

Health NZ facilities averaged more than one priority one outage a day in one survey, but the health minister says the timing is a coincidence.

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In its account of what happened, ICA said a build-up of Singapore-bound traffic occurred amid planned electrical maintenance works, while two vehicle breakdowns on the Malaysian side of the Causeway subsequently contributed to traffic tailing back into Malaysia.

The senior minister of state for health apologised for the Oct 13 disruption, saying it "should not have happened". The outage forced about 4,000 outpatient appointments to be rescheduled.

Paymark was still receiving reports of Spark-connected Eftpos issues.

Services are slowly coming back online at Perth Airport after a mass power outage, sparked by a bushfire, impacted every terminal.

<p>Sudan’s warring sides have traded drone strikes that killed 21 people in the western <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1759717">Darfur region</a> and left vast swathes of the country’s east without electricity, medics and witnesses said Tuesday.</p> <p>A drone strike on a market in Nyala, the de facto capital of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

Some are leaving the Ukrainian capital as Russia intensifies its campaign targeting the country’s energy infrastructure.

Power and water outages in Johannesburg pose serious health risks for medically vulnerable residents who depend on powered equipment, reliable hygiene and caregiving support.

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High-profile incidents highlight Europe’s precarious position when it comes to who controls tech infrastructure