Microsoft outage ‘stark reminder’ of how much we rely on tech
Microsoft has apologised for the issue, which it said was due to a technical failure.
Read the full story on BBC Technology.
Microsoft has apologised for the issue, which it said was due to a technical failure.
Read the full story on BBC Technology.
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Jensen Huang’s personal life may have triggered the crisis, but the questions now reach into the White House itself.
A Microsoft outage is affecting services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.
From city governments in the US to spy agencies in Australia, the Microsoft outage is being felt around the world.
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