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Microsoft users were unable to access emails on Friday 13 November, 2026.

Video. Microsoft outage explained: what went wrong and is your data at risk?

Updated: 13 November 2026 - 11:50 GMT+1

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.

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