Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps

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

1. NPR1hIs Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other appsA widespread outage has hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts.
2. 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.
3. Mashable5hMicrosoft Outlook outage cause seemingly revealedMicrosoft is investigating failed server checks as a possible cause of the Nov. 12 Outlook outage and is testing a fix on some affected servers.
4. CNBC5hWidespread Microsoft outage takes down Outlook and other 365 servicesA Microsoft outage on Thursday affected users of services like Outlook, Teams and 365.
5. NY Post6hMicrosoft Outlook outage disrupts email for more thousands of usersMicrosoft Outlook and Teams faced widespread outages in the Americas, with 140,000+ reports; check service status for updates.
6. Wired(subscription required)6hMajor Microsoft Outlook Outage Leaves People With Email Jobs Unable to EmailMicrosoft says its systems are experiencing “elevated loads” as the company races to end an outage impacting its business and enterprise customers.
7. ABC News7hMicrosoft Outlook outage stretches on for hoursMicrosoft is reporting "issues" with users accessing Outlook and Teams.
8. AP7hIs Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft email and other apps
9. 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
10. TechRadar7hMicrosoft Outlook is down for many: Here's what we knowMicrosoft's popular suite of online services is apparently down
11. TechCrunch7hMicrosoft’s Outlook email hit by new outageMicrosoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users.
12. Hacker News8hOutlook is down, and so is Microsoft's status page