Microsoft outage: Millions affected in over 70 countries
Global News Podcast

Microsoft outage: Millions affected in over 70 countries

B1IntermediateNovember 13, 202623 min
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  • Technology

A global Microsoft outage hits schools, doctors and businesses. The tech giant is scrambling the fix the issue - but with so many of us relying on its products such as Outlook and Teams, it has prompted a conversation about how reliant we are on its services. Microsoft says it's not found any evidence that malicious activity caused the problems, and in its latest update it reported that "broader improvements" were being observed in North America and Europe. Also: El Salvador soldiers use combat robot dogs equipped with assault rifles to re-take the national football stadium from...

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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Charlotte Gallagher and at 15 hours GMT on Friday the 13th of November, these are our main stories. A global Microsoft outage hits schools, doctors and businesses in more than 70 countries.

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Human skulls are discovered inside Haiti's national stadium after troops from El Salvador sees it from a gang who'd held it for two years. The FBI says North Korean hackers used fake video calls in a $400 million crypto hack.

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