A short selection of recent developments across technology, startups, and finance. Related reporting is grouped; single-source claims remain attributed.
reported2026-11-13
Microsoft 365 Outage Disrupts Outlook, Teams Globally
Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook and Teams, suffered a global outage lasting over 10 hours, with OpenAI and Anthropic's Microsoft connectors also affected The disruption highlights the dependence of businesses and AI platforms on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure and the cascading impact of outages across connected services Microsoft traced the outage to server failures and an overwhelmed core process but is yet to confirm a complete restoration despite multiple…
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Microsoft’s Outlook Outage Drags On: Indian Enterprises Are Feeling The Heat
Microsoft's Outlook outage entered its second day on November 13, disrupting Microsoft 365 services across 74 countries, including India, and affecting enterprise workflows. Indian businesses, including IndiGo, Akasa Air, Keka and Equitas Small Finance Bank, reported disruptions to customer support, communication and internal operations. The outage has renewed concerns over enterprise dependence on a handful of cloud providers, with experts flagging the need for stronger…
reported2026-11-14
Microsoft Outage updates: No ETA yet on full recovery, company says
Microsoft services are beginning to come back online after a massive global outage left millions of users without access for nearly 18 hours
reported2026-11-13
FBI Said to Probe Whether Software Update Caused Mass FAA Outage
The Federal Bureau of Investigation doesn’t believe the communication issue affecting air traffic control was due to a cyberattack or criminality, said a person familiar with the matter. One area of inquiry is whether the outage was caused by a software update, the person said.
reported2026-11-13
Supreme Court agrees to hear Robinhood challenge to IPO information omission lawsuit
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case in which Robinhood seeks to block a class-action lawsuit over the omission of interim financial data from the online broker's initial public offering in 2021. Robinhood wants the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that revived a lawsuit by investors against the company and firms involved with the IPO, including Goldman Sachs and J.P.
reported2026-11-13
How the Microsoft outage impacted courts and governments
Courts and governments worldwide felt the impact of this week's Microsoft outage, which sidelined work and stymied communication. Why it matters: When Microsoft's popular workplace software went offline Thursday, it meant an extended lunch break for some offices — but for the courts and governments, it raised questions about the vulnerabilities of the technology underpinning justice and governance. Case in point: The state of Maine's judicial branch warned in a Thursday…
reported2026-11-13
Microsoft outage hits businesses worldwide; India feels impact
Disruption to Microsoft’s cloud-based email service affects business operations and airline customer support in India; public services in several countries also report problems
reported2026-11-13
Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China’s most powerful AI models — uh-oh, Jensen!
The leading open-weight models developed by Chinese companies were trained on Nvidia chips that the U.S. government restricted from shipping to its largest geopolitical rival, a new research effort claims. The apparently widespread access to Blackwell GPUs among Chinese frontier labs shows the magnitude of the problem facing the leading chip designer. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang left the company this week after admitting to his affair with Alice Huang, executive of Megaspeed,…
reported2026-11-13
Uber confirms hackers stole thousands of drivers’ license information in data breach
Uber is notifying thousands of drivers that their personal and driver’s license information was stolen during an October data breach at one of the company’s tech providers. In notices filed this week with several U.S. attorneys general, including California, the ride-hail giant said it was notified on October 9 by the provider that hackers broke in and stole internal credentials, which were used to access Uber’s data. The company said it subsequently began notifying…