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Microsoft says services fully restored after global outage (opens PBS NewsHour)
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Microsoft says services fully restored after global outageThe outage affected governments, courts, healthcare services, businesses, airlines and banks in many places. Governments including those of Japan, Singapore…
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Global NewsU
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CNBCC
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AfricanewsU
Microsoft apologises for global outage and rules out cyberattackThe tech giant said on Saturday that service has now been restored across Teams, Outlook, and its other products, ending the shutdown.
Sky News WorldU
Microsoft confirms all services are restored after global outageMicrosoft has said that all services have been fully restored after a global outage which affected the NHS, police, schools and other services across the UK.
The HinduU
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Are we too reliant on technology? Questions arise after Microsoft's widespread outagesThis week's Microsoft outage highlighted the risks of relying on a single technology provider for essential services. The disruption lasted nearly 24 hours,…