Microsoft Outlook outage stretches into a second day, causing widespread disruption

First reported by TechCrunch at Thu 1:03 PM · 8 outlets in all

1. NY Post1hHere’s what to know about the Microsoft outages — and what may have caused themMicrosoft said it is seeing progress in North America as the tech giant works to resolve one of the biggest service outages in recent history.
2. The Verge3hMicrosoft’s massive Outlook outage continuesService is gradually starting to recover for Microsoft Outlook and 365 after an almost two-day outage impacting millions of users around the world. While some apps and features are still running in a degraded state, some people (including Verge staffers) are reporting that access to their emails has been restored, though the flow of Outlook
3. MarketWatch3hMicrosoft Outlook outage stretches into a second day, causing widespread disruptionThe outage could result in a $100 million to $400 million negative impact to Microsoft if the company offers credits and other compensation to customers, one analyst said.
4. Forbes6hMicrosoft Outlook, Teams Outage Enters Second Day—Company Reports Progress On FixMicrosoft said a new patch is improving server stability after earlier fixes failed, and added it has not found any evidence that the outage was caused by malicious activity.
5. BBC8hWhy is the Microsoft outage lasting so long?Microsoft says it is seeing "improvements" following a global outage but efforts to fully resume services are ongoing.
6. Hacker News9hGlobal Microsoft Outage
7. New York Times(subscription required)16hMicrosoft Races to Fix Outage Disrupting Outlook for a Second DayHealth services, schools, police departments and companies worldwide reported disruptions to their work. The cause was unclear, though Microsoft appeared to rule out a cyberattack.
8. TechCrunch20hMicrosoft’s Outlook email hit by new outageMicrosoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users.