Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global disruption that could have billion-dollar impact on Australia

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• The Guardian
  Microsoft outage: company scrambles to fix global issue that took down Outlook and Teams

  <p>Tech firm says it is ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption that took services down and has now addressed the underlying issue</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/13/global-microsoft-outage-what-happened-and-why">What caused the outage and when will it be fixed?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/13/microsoft-outage-hits-nhs-hospitals-gps-schools-and-police-across-uk">Microsoft outage hits UK hospitals, GPs, schools and police</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/13/tell-us-have-you-been-affected-by-the-microsoft-outage">Tell us: have you been affected by the outage?</a></p></li></ul><p>Microsoft has said it is “deeply sorry” for a widespread outage that caused disruption to millions of users, organisations and businesses across the globe – and that it has “addressed the underlying issue”.</p><p>The company said the outage was a “technical issue” not related to cyber-attacks or AI agents, and that it continued to gradually restore services.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/13/microsoft-outage-outlook-teams-word-excel-reports">Continue reading.

  Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:41:15 GMT
• The Guardian
  Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global disruption that could have billion-dollar impact on Australia

  <p>Experts say outage exposes ‘Australia’s reliance on foreign technology’ as software giant says services being restored</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/13/microsoft-outage-outlook-teams-word-excel-reports">Microsoft outage</a> could be a disaster for the Australian economy that forces some small businesses to close, with costs expected to run into the billions of dollars, experts have warned.</p><p>The US software company has said it is “deeply sorry” for a widespread outage that caused disruption to millions of users, organisations and businesses across the globe – and that it has “addressed the underlying issue”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/14/microsoft-deeply-sorry-for-global-disruption-that-could-have-billion-dollar-impact-on-australia">Continue reading...</a>

  Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:52:48 GMT

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1. 2026-11-13 17:41The Guardian — Microsoft outage: company scrambles to fix global issue that took down Outlook and Teams
2. 2026-11-14 00:52The Guardian — Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global disruption that could have billion-dollar impact on Australia