Microsoft on Global Outage: Situation in North America Improving; Senate Banking Chair Asks Ex-Nvidia CEO Huang, Commerce Chief Lutnick to Testify

Microsoft’s Outlook, Teams, and Copilot services remained down Friday morning as the outage stretched beyond 12 hours, disrupting government and business communication systems worldwide. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant blamed server problems for the outage and denied it had been the victim of a cyberattack.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Thursday asked former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify before the panel.

Scott sent letters to both men about recent developments at the chipmaker and announced the request on X, saying recent reports raise serious concerns about national security and the protection of sensitive U.S. technology.

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