Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global outage, says issue not caused by cyber or AI agents
Microsoft on Friday apologised for a global outage that disrupted public services and businesses around the world, as it reported a “broad recovery” for Outlook email and other services. The company ruled out any malicio
Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?
Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.
Boots Riley is ready for the working class to rise up
Filmmaker, musician and activist Boots Riley’s latest movie I Love Boosters makes the creative’s edict clear: power lies with the people, we just have to rise up and take it.
No emails, no problem? Workers joke about Microsoft outage
Workers worldwide have been finding humour in a global Microsoft outage that disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot.
Microsoft scrambles to fix global outage affecting Teams and Outlook
Tech firm says it is ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption and has now addressed the underlying issue Microsoft outage hits UK hospitals, GPs, schools and police Microsoft outage – live updates Tell us: have you been affected by
Microsoft outage renews European calls to detox from US tech
Lawmakers across Europe call for action to reduce reliance on a handful of foreign tech companies.
EU leaders told to ‘act now’ to stay in AI race with US and China
The EU must “act now” to ensure Europe stays in the AI race with the US and China, French AI firm Mistral’s Chief Executive Arthur Mensch told a summit of the bloc’s leaders on Friday. The leaders heard from Mensch and N
The Nvidia affair: Are markets about to fall out of love with AI?
Jensen Huang’s departure from Nvidia exposes the vulnerabilities behind the AI boom. As equities reel in response to his resignation following extramarital affairs, alleged Chinese espionage and a summons to testify befo
‘Ahead of his time’: AI helps unlock discoveries hidden in notebooks of man who transformed maths
Kurt Gödel left 1,009 pages of densely written text – much of it in an obsolete shorthand – which is now said to contain hundreds of proved theorems The Austrian logician Kurt Gödel was one of the most original thinkers
Bessent blames Commerce's Lutnick for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he was frustrated with the Commerce Department’s delay implementing controls over the export of certain Nvidia chips to China
Nvidia scandal: How close was ex-CEO to Trump?
US lawmakers have called Jensen Huang to face their questions in December after the Nvidia ex-CEO quit over extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy. The Taiwanese-born businessman was a close inf
Trump to press Southeast Asia nations to join Pax Silica at Asean summit in Manila
US President Donald Trump will press Southeast Asian economies to join Pax Silica, his campaign to China-proof AI and chip supply chains, when he attends the Asean summit in Manila next week. According to people familiar
Whitehall to increase face-to-face job interviews after surge in AI applications
In the most extreme cases, civil service leaders suspect that entire applications — including interviewees on a video calls — were generated by AI.
EU leaders discuss how to boost Europe's AI industry while tackling risks at Dublin summit
European leaders together with Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch and AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton discussed how Europe can build its AI industry while making sure the technology is developed responsibly.
🔴 Live: Microsoft reports 'improvements' to Outlook services in North America, Europe
Will Jensen Huang’s downfall tip the scales against open-source AI?
Jensen Huang’s abrupt resignation from Nvidia has cast uncertainty over the US chip giant’s multibillion-dollar investments in open-source artificial intelligence, while potentially depriving Chinese developers of one of
Nvidia has lost nearly $2tn in value. What could it be worth without Jensen Huang?
Nvidia has lost about $1.8tn (€1.6tn) in market value since its record close on 6 October. After Jensen Huang’s exit, investors are weighing whether the chipmaker can keep growing at the pace that made it the biggest nam
China warns US over chip curbs as suspected spy’s firm got banned chips
The row threatens to overshadow next week’s expected Trump-Xi meeting, as Congress pushes for tougher limits on sales to Beijing.
China warns against fresh US chip curbs
China has warned the US against imposing additional export controls on AI chips.
EU institutions survive Microsoft outage unscathed
Europe is working to reduce its use of big U.S. providers.
Nvidia scandal: What’s next for the US tech company?
What happens next at one of the world's most valuable companies will have repercussions far beyond Silicon Valley.
Microsoft 365 global outage disrupts Portuguese government, health services and schools
A global failure in Microsoft services is disrupting several sectors in Portugal. The outage since Thursday affects Outlook and Teams, though the company reports progress in restoring access.
Portugal government, schools and health services hit by global Microsoft outage
A global Microsoft outage is disrupting sectors in Portugal. Since Thursday it has hindered access to Outlook and Teams, though recovery is progressing.
US-China AI safety talks face hurdle over how to define ‘serious’ incidents: analysts
China and the United States have a shared interest in preventing artificial intelligence (AI) from being misused, but differing views over what constitutes a serious safety incident could complicate efforts to build a bi
China could tighten rare earths exports if US escalates chip curbs over Nvidia: analysts
China could retaliate with tighter rare earth export controls if Washington further restricts chip sales in the wake of the Nvidia saga, Chinese analysts say, though they expect broader US-China trade talks to remain on
You haven’t got mail: Global Microsoft outage disrupts services
Not receiving your work emails? That’s because Microsoft has been hit by a global outage.
America’s AI bubble is a Ponzi scheme
America’s AI bubble is starting to look like a Ponzi scheme. Artificial intelligence companies increasingly rely on a data centre boom that allows them to raise more money from debt markets. But the midterm elections hav
Is the AI bubble bursting just as Anthropic goes public?
The sharp sell-off in tech stocks after the US midterms has cast doubt on Anthropic's looming IPO. Yet with hundreds of billions still being invested, some think the AI party is still in full swing.
Nvidia scandal: Was Alice Huang really a Chinese spy?
It is another twist in the downfall of Jensen Huang, CEO of AI chip giant Nvidia, who resigned on Thursday. The US Justice Department says it has not yet reached a conclusion on whether Alice Huang, the Chinese businessw
‘10,000-tonne level talent’ biologist Zhao Yingming leaves Chicago for Hangzhou
In early November, a low-resolution photo of an internal meeting circulated on China’s social networks, accompanied by a caption with only one sentence: “It is said that he is a top-tier introduced talent at the 10,000-t
It's 'game over' for Jensen Huang, king of AI chips
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, November 13: We look at reactions to the resignation of Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia. It comes in the wake of multiple affairs he allegedly had, including with a woman suspected of being a Chine
'Take your time': Funniest reactions to Microsoft global outage
The outage has been reported in more than 70 countries and is impacting millions of users globally. Still, that hasn't stopped the internet from having a laugh...
Watch: How a server outage took down Microsoft Teams and Outlook
A Microsoft outage is affecting services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.
Microsoft outage live: Outlook, Teams recover as disruptions continue
After disruption affects users worldwide, Microsoft says some services are getting back to normal.
Jensen Huang’s exit tests Nvidia’s supply chain clout, ability to bankroll AI buildout
For years, Jensen Huang was more than Nvidia’s CEO – he was a key figure driving the artificial intelligence boom, parlaying close ties with Asian chip foundries and aggressive financial backing into an unprecedented glo
Microsoft reports progress in reviving some services amid global outage disrupting businesses, governments
Microsoft said progress is being made in bringing its popular workplace software back online as a global outage enters its second day, disrupting business communications, police crime reporting, court operations, AI tool
Outlook outage hits users in 74 countries as Microsoft seeks fix
Microsoft said on Thursday that efforts to repair a major outage of Outlook were not going as expected and the firm was seeking alternative solutions as users around the world were left without its crucial services.
Microsoft faces a major Outlook outage: ‘no signs of a cyberattack’
Microsoft said "malicious" activity was not to blame for an Outlook outage that left users around the world without its crucial services on Friday, November 13, but reported making headway in fixing the massive disruptio
Trump’s AI advisers scramble to track rogue AI cyberattacks on US infrastructure
The task force, a group of advisers, is expected to help shape the administration’s approach to AI as the technology rapidly advances
Microsoft outage explained: what went wrong and is your data at risk?
Governments, doctor surgeries and even rival AI firms have been caught up, and the episode is sharpening questions about Europe's reliance on a handful of US tech giants.
New Zealand workers say they were forced to ‘defecate in distribution aisles’ after bathroom breaks tracked by AI
Employees stage protest demanding guarantees for future
Nvidia investor slams Trump’s pick of Tim Cook to replace Jensen Huang: ‘I’m not sure he knows what AI does’
Wealth manager Ross Gerber dimisses Cook as ‘the guy who actually missed AI for Apple’ and suggests the chipmaker should make an internal appointment as it seeks a permanent successor to its inspirational founder
Could Nvidia scandal put Malaysia’s AI boom in US crosshairs?
A scandal involving Nvidia founder Jensen Huang and an alleged Chinese spy is putting Malaysia’s booming data centre industry in Washington’s crosshairs, as US lawmakers demand tighter controls on advanced artificial int
'One of the biggest outages ever': Disruption to Microsoft services enters second day
An outage of Microsoft services such as Outlook, Teams and Copilot that began on Thursday continued to cause disruption to users around the world on Friday as the tech giant struggled to fix server problems it blamed for
Microsoft hit by global outages: What happened and why?
Outlook, Teams and Copilot remain disrupted in 74 countries as Microsoft reports ‘marginal success’ in fixing outage.
How a bad impression put a celebrated 2,000-year-old Han cliff inscription at risk
Reports that two Chinese nationals were convicted in Mongolia for making unauthorised impressions of a celebrated 2,000-year-old Han dynasty cliff inscription have ignited discussion and concern over protecting historic
Hong Kong raises 2026 growth forecast to 4.8% as AI-driven exports power economy
Hong Kong has upgraded its 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.8 per cent, buoyed by recent strength in artificial intelligence-related exports, with the full-year performance expected to be the strongest in five years. T
What the Jensen Huang scandal means for Trump and his administration
Jensen Huang's 33-year tenure as the CEO of chip-making giant Nvidia is now finished, but the political repercussions of his affair with an alleged Chinese spy are only just beginning.
Jensen Huang quits Nvidia as scandal rocks AI giant
Jensen Huang, the leather-jacketed architect of the artificial intelligence boom, resigned as chief executive of Nvidia on Thursday after revelations of two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman accused of spy
Outlook outage: how to keep working and the main email alternatives
After Microsoft 365 services went down on 12 November, affecting millions of users worldwide, we explain how to keep working in Outlook while the problem is resolved.
Outlook outage: how to keep working and which email alternatives you can use
After Microsoft 365 services went down on 12 November, affecting millions of users worldwide, here is how you can keep using Outlook while the issue is fixed.
What is next for Nvidia after CEO Jensen Huang resigns?
The AI chip giant has no leader in waiting, may lose its voice in Washington, and has big bets in Europe that its founder championed in person.
Jensen Huang’s fall sparks dismay in Asia over Nvidia ex-CEO’s family man image
Tech titan Jensen Huang, dressed in his signature leather jacket, has always carried the charisma of a rock star during his public appearances around the world. That allure runs deep in South Korea, where he has had vira
European shares fall as Nvidia CEO’s exit raises doubts over AI boom
Equity markets mostly fell on Friday, following losses on Wall Street as investors weighed what Jensen Huang’s resignation from Nvidia could mean for the AI industry. Oil prices rose after US President Donald Trump said
Microsoft outage hits companies and governments worldwide as it struggles to restore services
Microsoft is dealing with a major outage affecting services like Outlook and Teams