# What to know about Microsoft's outage and why it takes so long to restore email services

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8 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 13, 2026, 5:33 PM · Read it: <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/what-to-know-about-microsofts-outage-and-why-it-takes-so-long-to-restore-email-services>

Unlike modern web apps or authentication gatekeepers, email wasn't designed to fail fast, meaning to immediately halt when a problem arises.

## 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, 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, 1:37 AM: [Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?](<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvg238zrnm5o>) — BBC (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.
- 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, 11:52 AM: [Microsoft’s Global Outage and Fixes: What We Know](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/technology/microsoft-outage-what-to-know.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  The company described “encouraging” progress on efforts to overcome a second day of disruptions to its email, messaging and other services.
- 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)
- Nov 13, 2026, 5:33 PM: [What to know about Microsoft's outage and why it takes so long to restore email services](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/what-to-know-about-microsofts-outage-and-why-it-takes-so-long-to-restore-email-services>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left)
  Unlike modern web apps or authentication gatekeepers, email wasn't designed to fail fast, meaning to immediately halt when a problem arises.