OpenAI says it is investigating an issue with Microsoft connectors in which new connections may be broken and tools are not working as expected.
Microsoft outage drags on for hours, disrupting Outlook, Teams for thousands

Key takeaways
Microsoft 365, Outlook, and Teams faced a multi-hour outage, affecting thousands of users and disrupting AI services.
- Outage lasted over five hours, impacting Outlook, Teams, and Microsoft 365 services.
- Microsoft reported limited recovery as users gradually reconnected to affected servers.
- OpenAI noted issues with Microsoft connectors affecting AI tools.
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