12 May, 2026

Microsoft says backend change broke Teams Free chat and calls

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that prevents some Microsoft Teams Free users from chatting and calling others. Teams Free (also known as Teams for personal use) is a subscription-free version designed for individuals, families, and small community groups, which provides video conferencing, instant messaging, and collaborative file-sharing tools on mobile and desktop […]

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Microsoft asks iPhone users to reauthenticate after Outlook outage

After addressing a widespread outage that affected Outlook.com users worldwide on Monday, Microsoft has asked iPhone users to re-enter their credentials to regain access to their Outlook and Hotmail accounts via the default Mail app. Microsoft confirmed the incident yesterday morning, saying that customers were experiencing intermittent sign-in issues that prevented them from accessing their mailboxes via […]

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Microsoft still working to fix Exchange Online mailbox access issues

Microsoft is investigating and working to resolve Exchange Online mailbox access issues that have intermittently affected Outlook mobile and macOS users for weeks. When it first acknowledged this service issue (tracked under EX1256020) last week, Microsoft said the root cause was a newly introduced virtual account. While the company flagged it as resolved on April 1, […]

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Microsoft Exchange Online service change causes email access issues

Microsoft is working to address an ongoing service issue that has intermittently prevented some users from accessing their cloud-based Exchange Online mailboxes via Outlook mobile and Mac desktop clients since Thursday. After investigating the incident (tracked under EX1256020), Microsoft found that the root cause was a newly introduced virtual account. On Saturday, began working to revert […]

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Microsoft: Enabling Teams Meeting add-in breaks Outlook Classic

Microsoft is working to address a known issue that renders the classic Outlook email client unusable for users who have enabled the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in. “Some users may be unable to use Microsoft Outlook Classic while the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in is enabled,” Microsoft said in an admin center update under EX1254044. While it […]

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Microsoft Exchange Online outage blocks access to mailboxes

Microsoft is working to address an ongoing Exchange Online outage that is preventing customers from accessing their mailboxes and calendars. “We’re investigating reports of some users experiencing issues when accessing their Exchange Online mailbox via one or more connection methods,” Microsoft said when it acknowledged the issue at 06:42 AM UTC. As Microsoft explained in a Microsoft […]

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Facebook accounts unavailable in worldwide outage

Social media giant Facebook suffered a worldwide outage that prevented users from accessing their accounts. When visiting the site, users were greeted with a message stating there account is temporarily unavailable. “Your account is currently unavailable due to a site issue. We expect this to be resolved shortly. Please try again in a few minutes,” reads the […]

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Amazon: Drone strikes damaged AWS data centers in Middle East

Amazon has confirmed that three Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one in Bahrain have been damaged by drone strikes, causing an extensive outage that is still affecting dozens of cloud computing services. While the company didn’t provide further details on the incident, the attacks are likely part […]

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Anthropic confirms Claude is down in a worldwide outage

Claude appears to be having a major outage right now, with elevated errors reported across all platforms. The incident was flagged on March 2, 2026, and it’s impacting users broadly rather than being limited to one app or region. According to the latest status update, the team is still investigating the issue. The first “Investigating” […]

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