The incident left businesses across North America staring at error messages instead of their essential work tools.

More than 15,000 Microsoft 365 users weren't able to use basic functions Jan. 22 after the company suffered problems.

This achievement stems from robust cash flows generated by the company's transition to cloud computing and SaaS models, allowing it to reward investors

The tech giant's communications officer publicly denied rumors of mass layoffs that originated in unverified social media claims.

Around 2 p.m., over 15,000 users reported outages across Microsoft 365, Outlook and Teams. In a social media post, Microsoft said it was investigating.

The dilemma for millions of Windows users now is that Microsoft also warns that “while you might choose ultimately to uninstall a security update, you should know the risks associated with the uninstallation.” These include vulnerability to attacks, compromised personal information and potential data loss, Microsoft says.

Microsoft said in a message to administrators that a Microsoft 365 outage that lasted nine hours and 22 minutes had been resolved effective 12 a.m. ET on Jan. 23.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently went on record saying that AI still needs to prove its worth if society is to adopt it long-term, but he presumably thinks his company has cracked it with its latest innovation: AI coloring books.

Microsoft’s new winapp CLI simplifies Windows app development with one-command setup, faster testing, and easier packaging.

Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald and UBS expect the company to beat earnings estimates when it reports on Jan. 28.