Microsoft apologised for a global outage affecting 74 countries, reporting a "broad recovery" of its services and confirming that the disruption was caused by a "technical issue not related to cyber or AI" activity.

Microsoft, Teams, Outlook and Copilot logos are seen in this illustration taken on Nov 13, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic)

Microsoft, Teams, Outlook and Copilot logos are seen in this illustration taken on Nov 13, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic)

"SIGNIFICANT IMPACT"