Microsoft confirms services fully restored after major global outage
Microsoft stated that the disruption was due to a ‘technical issue not related to cyber or AI agents’
Microsoft's widespread outages caused global chaos, including in the healthcasre industry
Microsoft says it is seeing improvements in its service availability after an hours-long disruption knocked out its platforms including Outlook and Teams. The outage has affected hundreds of millions of people across the
France fend off South African comeback to clinch long-awaited win in Paris
Twenty-one years after last beating the Springboks in Paris, Les Bleus held out for a 21-19 win over the world champions on Friday after a nailbiting finale. Antoine Dupont and company are now one step away from reaching
Can Nvidia survive without tech titan Jensen Huang?
The Financial Times says computing giant Nvidia has approached Rene Haas, CEO of British chip designer Arm, in its search for a potential successor to Jensen Huang. Huang resigned after his affair with an alleged Chinese
US nationwide flight ground stop: "Our routers got overloaded with data"
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a rare nationwide ground stop. More than 8,200 flights, or over 31% of those scheduled in the United States, were canceled. The ground stop lasted nearly five hours a
Hong Kong police to activate AI facial recognition across surveillance network
Hong Kong police will activate artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition across their expanding smart surveillance network on Monday, the force’s chief has said. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said on
Microsoft says all services working again
US tech giant Microsoft says it has fixed problems that led to a global outage of its services. The glitch severely disrupted online communications in businesses and governments for more than 24 hours.
Nigeria: How the pcoming elections are influeced by the rise of AI disinformation
As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 polls, the use of artificial intelligence in the electoral process has prompted questions about integrity and institutional readiness. Can Nigerians trust their democratic processes?
Can Europe’s tech firms really replace Amazon, Google and Microsoft?
MEPs want public bodies to buy more European cloud services. The continent’s alternatives are growing, but they remain a fraction of the size of Amazon, Microsoft and Google.
Microsoft says services fully restored after day-long global outage
Efforts to address the underlying problem with Outlook, Teams and Copilot are complete, the tech firm says.
Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global outage that could have billion-dollar impact on Australia
Experts say disruption exposes ‘Australia’s reliance on foreign technology’ as software giant says services being restored Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Microsoft outage could be a disa
Microsoft says all services 'fully recovered' after global outage
The tech giant confirmed on Saturday morning that all services have recovered across Teams, Outlook, Copilot and other applications, ending a global outage that crippled online communications across businesses and
Microsoft says services fully restored after outage roiled world
Access has been fully restored to itd flagship software, ending an outage that paralyzed government offices, traders and businesses around the world.
Hong Kong urged to look beyond university rankings to attract international students
Leaders of top British universities have urged the city to look beyond institutional rankings in its “Study in Hong Kong” campaign, warning that attracting and keeping top overseas talent requires government-backed caree
FAA lifts nationwide ground stop on all US flights
The United States on Friday lifted an hours-long ground stop at the nation's airports, with top officials explaining that the disruption was not due to a cyberattack or a sweeping Microsoft outage.
US flights resume after nationwide ground stop lifted
The United States on Friday lifted an hours-long ground stop at the nation's airports, with top officials explaining that the disruption was not due to a cyberattack or a sweeping Microsoft outage. Transportation Secreta
China confinement nanny’s emotional farewell to baby after 3 months moves family, internet users
A Chinese confinement nanny’s heartfelt farewell to a baby she had cared for over three months moved the family and people online, shining a spotlight on the country’s postpartum care industry. In her final days caring f
Microsoft Outlook and Teams outage eases after over a day but recovery timeline uncertain
Microsoft said server issues were behind the incident and that a broader rollout of software fixes was stabilizing the system.
Microsoft services begin recovering after global outage
Microsoft services began recovering on Friday after a global outage disrupted Outlook and Teams.
Nvidia crisis spurs scrutiny of agency that oversees chip curbs
Congress is demanding answers about whether the Bureau of Industry and Security did enough to keep Nvidia's AI processors out of China's hands.
How the Jensen Huang scandal created a headache for business-friendly Singapore
The scandal has cast a spotlight on Singapore's success as a chip hub - and a location for alleged illicit trade.
Fierce backlash erupts after Google tried to force its AI into school classrooms
Google unveiled plans earlier this month to block access to its search engine for schools that opt out of its AI tools
Why these hand-picked blueberries could soon be harvested by robots
Western Australia's largest blueberry grower is investing in AI and autonomous machinery to help address labour shortages and costs as it ramps up its expansion plans.
U.S. Treasury Secretary frustrated by Commerce Department's inaction on Nvidia chips
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday he was frustrated with the Commerce Department's delay in placing restrictions on Nvidia chip exports to a company led by an alleged Chinese spy.
Bessent blames US Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday blamed the Commerce Department, led by Howard Lutnick, for delaying the blacklisting of Megaspeed, an Nvidia customer suspected of diverting advanced AI chips to China, days
Microsoft says services still returning amid widespread outage
Governments, businesses, individuals were disrupted globally as server failures stretch into second day.
Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for global outage, reports 'broad recovery' of services
Microsoft rules out any malicious "cyber or AI" activity after a worldwide outage disrupted healthcare services, delayed corporate earnings reports and left schools struggling to communicate.
How will the US deal with Nvidia scandal?
Tech giant CEO resigned and will testify before Congress.
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.
Microsoft went down and social media had a field day: ‘Take your time’
Users shared countless memes celebrating an unexpected break, and cheekily urging Microsoft to ‘aim for Monday’ when restoring access
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 outage: company scrambles to fix global issue that took down Outlook and Teams
Tech firm says it is ‘deeply sorry’ for disruption that took services down and has now addressed the underlying issue What caused the outage and when will it be fixed? Microsoft outage hits UK hospitals, GPs, schools and
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.
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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
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