# Global Microsoft outage disrupts businesses, schools, governments and more

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9 outlets covering · First listed: CNN, Nov 13, 2026, 10:13 AM · Read it: <https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxOcUFxdl9qYU1KcVQ5UHY5Rll2bHBBTVFmN3VSOTJBYWRTZ3hmUGdMUnJ3dDU4TzFaRzd3MjRMNDdSWGFCaUhaN001ZTVDR0ZEdUh0VTZjUm0xbFBpczZaN0xjYWx0UDVyeUVHcUxBSC1hYnM3WmZ1VXI2bkVGbXR3cXFzZFZBZU9sME1hbDE0ZEx1T1BXcFVXV21pdGF3aW83dnd5Y2V1V0xSRjd5NXlz?oc=5>

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 2:03 PM: [Microsoft Outlook outage disrupts email for more thousands of users](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/business/microsoft-outlook-outage-disrupts-email-for-more-than-140k-users/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Microsoft Outlook and Teams faced widespread outages in the Americas, with 140,000+ reports; check service status for updates.
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:38 PM: [Microsoft global outage: What the company has said so far](<https://mashable.com/tech/microsoft-outage-what-company-has-said>) — Mashable (Digital news, United States)
  As everyone deals with a big Microsoft 365 outage, let's review what the company has said so far.
- Nov 12, 2026, 5:40 PM: [Microsoft Says Outage Disrupting Outlook Is Improving](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/business/microsoft-outlook-down-outage-email.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Health services, schools, police departments and companies worldwide reported disruptions to their work. The cause was unclear, though Microsoft appeared to rule out a cyberattack.
- Nov 13, 2026, 12:03 AM: [Microsoft races to restore services after global outage](<https://www.ft.com/content/025b2769-bca8-4a74-b9f5-5d7ad7da32c7?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  German government says it ‘anticipates a very big impact’ on economy
- 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, 3:30 AM: [Microsoft hit by global outages: What happened and why?](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/13/microsoft-hit-by-global-outages-what-happened-and-why>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left)
  Outlook, Teams and Copilot remain disrupted in 74 countries as Microsoft reports ‘marginal success’ in fixing outage.
- Nov 13, 2026, 7:41 AM: [Microsoft reports global outage impacting some government operations](<https://www.ms.now/news/microsoft-outage-outlook-teams-global>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States, rated Left)
  The extent of the outage wasn’t clear, but the company said in January that it had more than 450 million paid Microsoft 365 commercial subscriptions.
- Nov 13, 2026, 10:13 AM: [Global Microsoft outage disrupts businesses, schools, governments and more](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirwFBVV95cUxOcUFxdl9qYU1KcVQ5UHY5Rll2bHBBTVFmN3VSOTJBYWRTZ3hmUGdMUnJ3dDU4TzFaRzd3MjRMNDdSWGFCaUhaN001ZTVDR0ZEdUh0VTZjUm0xbFBpczZaN0xjYWx0UDVyeUVHcUxBSC1hYnM3WmZ1VXI2bkVGbXR3cXFzZFZBZU9sME1hbDE0ZEx1T1BXcFVXV21pdGF3aW83dnd5Y2V1V0xSRjd5NXlz?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)