Tens of thousands of users are reporting issues with Microsoft products in Canada and the U.S., according to outage tracker Downdetector. There were nearly 140,000 reports of problems using Microsoft Outlook as of 1:30 p.m. ET, the website reported. Microsoft’s service incidents social media account said it was investigating. “We’ve determined a portion of infrastructure is experiencing elevated load across multiple regions, which is likely contributing to the connectivity errors,” it wrote online. Issues were also reported with Copilot and Microsoft 365, the subscription suite that includes various apps like Word, Excel, Teams, OneDrive and others. This is a breaking news story. More details to come…
