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Microsoft 365 outage persists over 12 hours, fixes fail

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Microsoft is experiencing a prolonged outage affecting its Microsoft 365 services, with disruptions extending beyond 12 hours. The company's attempts to resolve the issue have so far been unsuccessful. The ongoing incident has impacted Exchange Online and other dependent services, and Microsoft has not entirely dismissed the possibility of a cyberattack being the root cause. AI

IMPACT Extended Microsoft 365 outages can disrupt workflows for millions of users and businesses relying on AI-powered features within the suite.

RANK_REASON This is an infrastructure outage for a widely used SaaS product, not a core AI development.

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Microsoft 365 outage persists over 12 hours, fixes fail

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  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Simon Sharwood ·

    Microsoft's massive M365 outage stretches past 12 hours as its fixes keep failing

    Hasn't completely ruled out cyberattack as cause of incident that's damaged Exchange Online and services that rely on it

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