StocksMediumUpdated×2•Originally published 13 November 2026•Updated 13 November 2026•
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Microsoft Outage Hits Copilot, OpenAI, and Anthropic as Disruptions Spread
Key Facts
1Microsoft services including Outlook, Teams, and Azure experienced widespread technical disruptions across 72 countries.
2The company stated that previously restored servers became unresponsive again once they began receiving user traffic.
The Microsoft technical outages have extended to include Copilot AI services, with reports of disruptions spreading to OpenAI and Anthropic services as a result of the glitch. These disruptions coincide with the service outage expanding to 74 countries, prompting the company to implement temporary traffic management measures.
MSFT closed at $523 on November 12, 2026, amid these technical issues affecting Azure, Teams, and Outlook alongside AI tools. On the same date, AAPL closed at $354.88, while GOOGL closed at $298.7 and META closed at $623.61, as Microsoft works to restore servers that became unresponsive upon receiving user traffic.