# The Microsoft outage means no incessant email chimes or message pings, but still we stayed online

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5 outlets covering · First listed: AP, Nov 13, 2026, 5:42 AM · Read it: <https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxQQTdSYkZkZlpEay1fVm9GYVQxclRTb3hOSWxRaXhmRThSaXNab284TTNOWTZseWFUclduS093V3lYUlVSLUJmWmloV1R4VlVhdEQyQVB5LUlvMVdZNldtR2FhMmFQUW1WQ1I2aE9PWGFpdEN5eGxyZkRHYk9NaTgxV28td0pubFpiRnEyOC1ta0xJaktJ?oc=5>

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 1:03 PM: [Microsoft’s Outlook email hit by new outage](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/12/microsofts-outlook-email-hit-by-new-outage/>) — TechCrunch (Digital news, United States)
  Microsoft hasn't yet given a cause for the outage, which is affecting Outlook email users.
- Nov 12, 2026, 1:07 PM: [Microsoft Outlook is still down](<https://www.theverge.com/tech/1032226/microsoft-outlook-is-down>) — The Verge (Digital news, United States)
  Microsoft Outlook continues to be unavailable for people, businesses, and public services across the globe, leaving people unable to access their email, either through the web or apps. Reports around the issue starting rolling in at around 1PM ET on Thursday, with Microsoft since confirming that the outage is impacting Microsoft 365 features that interact
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:18 AM: [Global Microsoft Outage](<https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/12/business/live-news/microsoft-global-outage-intl-hnk>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 13, 2026, 1:37 AM: [Why is the Microsoft outage lasting so long?](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvg238zrnm5o>) — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  Microsoft says it is seeing "improvements" following a global outage but efforts to fully resume services are ongoing.
- Nov 13, 2026, 5:42 AM: [The Microsoft outage means no incessant email chimes or message pings, but still we stayed online](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxQQTdSYkZkZlpEay1fVm9GYVQxclRTb3hOSWxRaXhmRThSaXNab284TTNOWTZseWFUclduS093V3lYUlVSLUJmWmloV1R4VlVhdEQyQVB5LUlvMVdZNldtR2FhMmFQUW1WQ1I2aE9PWGFpdEN5eGxyZkRHYk9NaTgxV28td0pubFpiRnEyOC1ta0xJaktJ?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center)
