Courts, Spies and MPs: How the Microsoft Outage Has Been Felt Around the World

One Microsoft glitch stalled courts, government offices and police—exposing how fragile America’s systems really are

The Microsoft outage was a scary reminder of how much of public life now runs through one company.

Courts, spies and MPs: How the Microsoft outage has been felt around the world

From city governments in the US to spy agencies in Australia, the Microsoft outage is being felt around the world.

How a Microsoft outage hit flights, a Supreme Court and even police around the world

The Microsoft outage that started on Thursday has continued into Friday. How the mayhem started and why it has had such a big global impact.

Microsoft Goes Down, Flights Stop And Military Sirens Sound: Are We Watching ‘Leave The World Behind’ Unfold As Strange Events Converge Around The World?

‘Leave The World Behind’ Suddenly Looks Uncomfortably Familiar As Communications Fail, American Flights Are Grounded And Suspected Drones Trigger A Military Base Alert Consider the possibility that at least some of the disruptions appearing together in our headlines were deliberately timed to create uncertainty, expose weaknesses and condition the public for what comes next. A […]

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…