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Microsoft 365 outage forces Japanese workers back to fax machines

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A widespread Microsoft 365 outage lasting nearly 24 hours has forced some Japanese workers to revert to analog methods, including the use of fax machines, to continue business operations. The disruption affected key services like Outlook, Teams, and Copilot, impacting numerous companies that rely on Microsoft's digital infrastructure. While some employees saw it as a break from a demanding work culture, others found innovative analog solutions to maintain communication and workflow. AI

IMPACT Disruptions to AI-integrated services like Microsoft Copilot highlight the dependency on stable cloud infrastructure for AI adoption.

RANK_REASON Article describes a disruption to a widely used software service and the workarounds employed by users, rather than a new release or core AI research.

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Microsoft 365 outage forces Japanese workers back to fax machines

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Stephen Warwick ·

    Japanese workers return to fax machines during ongoing Microsoft 365 outage

    Japanese workers are breaking out fax machines to deal with Microsoft's 365 outage.

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