Microsoft says it "restored service" after major worldwide outage
A Microsoft outage involving services like Outlook and Teams impacted many users, companies and government services.
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A Microsoft outage involving services like Outlook and Teams impacted many users, companies and government services.
Roughly a quarter of Microsoft's workforce will be eligible for a "voluntary exit offer" as the company tries to shed workers.
Microsoft services were down for thousands of users, according to tracking service Downdetector.
Microsoft said two of the workers, who were protesting the company's links to the Israeli military, broke into the office of a top company executive.
The tech company is laying off 4% of its workforce worldwide, in the latest round of job cuts after slashing 6,000 jobs in May.
The layoffs, impacting all levels at the company, come as the tech giant continues to post strong sales and profits.
Microsoft will soon switch off Skype, a pioneering telecom and video call platform that emerged from the rubble of the dotcom era.
Microsoft said it's investigating an issue impacting access to Microsoft 365 and its Teams app.
CrowdStrike released details about the cause of an outage that took down computers across the globe, blaming "problematic content data."
What to know as banks, airlines and other Microsoft clients grapple with global outages due to a CrowdStrike software issue.
The outages Friday were connected to "a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts," CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said in a statement.
Customers expecting deliveries on Friday could face a wait following a software outage that's impacting flights across the globe.
Starting this month, some new PCs running Windows 11 will have a special "Copilot key" that launches Microsoft's AI chatbot.
The tech giant's since-deleted travel piece suggested visitors go into charitable organization "on an empty stomach."
Microsoft faces a $3 billion termination fee if deal isn't completed by July 18.
Software company said service disruptions stemmed from an attack by a cybercriminal group dubbed "Anonymous Sudan."
Software giant said it has identified and fixed technical glitch that failed to delete child accounts in certain cases.
A Chinese-sponsored hacking campaign is targeting critical infrastructure in Guam and other locations in the U.S., Microsoft researches found.
