Microsoft 365 outage: Outlook is down, and the internet is touching grass

First reported by Hacker News at Thu 12:20 PM · 10 outlets in all

1. New York Times(subscription required)3hOutlook, Teams and More Microsoft Programs Disrupted by OutageThe company said that some of its servers were unexpectedly unavailable, straining the remaining infrastructure, and that it was working to bring users back online.
2. CNBC5hWidespread Microsoft outage takes down Outlook and other 365 servicesA Microsoft outage on Thursday affected users of services like Outlook, Teams and 365.
3. Mashable6hMicrosoft 365 outage: Outlook is down, and the internet is touching grassMicrosoft platforms went down on Nov. 12, and workers on the internet joked about clocking out early and renaming the service “Microsoft 364.”
4. BleepingComputer6hMassive Microsoft 365 outage disrupts Outlook, Teams, Copilot worldwideMicrosoft is investigating a widespread outage affecting multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Copilot, as users report connectivity problems worldwide.
5. Engadget7hMultiple Microsoft 365 services are experiencing an outageOutlook and Teams are among the platforms impacted by "elevated load" issues.
6. ABC News7hMicrosoft Outlook outage stretches on for hoursMicrosoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
7. The Verge7hMicrosoft Outlook is still downSince just before 1PM ET on Thursday, reports have come in from around the world that people can't access their Outlook email, either through the web or apps. Microsoft quickly acknowledged the issue from its Microsoft 365 Status account, saying that "We've determined a portion of infrastructure is experiencing elevated load across multiple regions, which
8. TechRadar7hMicrosoft Outlook is down for many: Here's what we knowMicrosoft's popular suite of online services is apparently down
9. TechCrunch7hMicrosoft’s Outlook email hit by new outageMicrosoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users.
10. Hacker News8hOutlook is down, and so is Microsoft's status page