# Microsoft says service is returning to normal, AI not to blame for ‘historic’ outage

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7 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 13, 2026, 1:04 PM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/business/microsoft-says-service-is-returning-to-normal-ai-not-to-blame-for-historic-outage/>

Microsoft says its service is returning to normal after a "historic" global outage that disrupted work for millions of customers on Friday.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 1:06 PM: [Microsoft outage live —Outlook and Teams returning to 'normal levels' as tech giant says there's 'no indication' of cyberattack](<https://www.techradar.com/news/live/outlook-outage-nov-2026>) — TechRadar (Digital news, United Kingdom)
  Microsoft's popular suite of online services were down for millions in a major global outage —here's what happened.
- Nov 12, 2026, 10:32 PM: [Microsoft reports email service is ‘approaching normal levels’ following widespread global outage](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxNd2VxXzZaaUhSSldhbG9lVDA0Vi1rTkY4Rzh1cXhLU3lMY3FsRmNaSHNHLXhvSFZIaUhIbjk2c01JQkMydE5ZSnE1WFdXaVc3NVctOTBLLXdTVXpJaXRGdko2MTFhX2JDaG5kVDlTVUxhaUhGUkJjN1l6RHQtM1VDSmQzNEQyVlFNV0E?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 13, 2026, 10:35 AM: [Microsoft services are returning after an outage took down Outlook, Teams and more](<https://www.engadget.com/2316029/microsoft-services-are-returning-after-an-outage-took-down-outlook-teams-and-more/>) — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
  The House of Representatives, health care providers, schools and many other organizations were affected.
- Nov 13, 2026, 11:15 AM: [The Microsoft Outage Is a Warning for the World](<https://www.wired.com/story/the-microsoft-outage-is-a-warning-for-the-world/>) — Wired (Magazine, United States)
  Countless businesses, schools, hospitals, and governments have found out the hard way what it means to rely on a single company’s systems to get things done. And next time could be even worse.
- Nov 13, 2026, 1:04 PM: [Microsoft says service is returning to normal, AI not to blame for ‘historic’ outage](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/business/microsoft-says-service-is-returning-to-normal-ai-not-to-blame-for-historic-outage/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Microsoft says its service is returning to normal after a "historic" global outage that disrupted work for millions of customers on Friday.
- Nov 13, 2026, 2:16 PM: [Microsoft says services still returning amid widespread outage](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/13/microsoft-says-services-still-returning-amid-widespread-outage>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar, rated Lean left)
  Governments, businesses, individuals were disrupted globally as server failures stretch into second day.
- Nov 13, 2026, 3:50 PM: [US Radar Service Outage](<https://www.weather.gov/afc/radaroutage>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)