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A woman trying to access her Microsoft Hotmail email inbox on a phone. Photo: Yui Mok/PA

Microsoft outage ‘not cyber-attack’, says executive after services hit around UK

Today's email outage caused disruption throughout the civil service and at the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Stormont suffers 'major problems' from Microsoft outage

Popular Microsoft apps including email service Outlook have been hit by the global outage. Photo: Yui Mok/PA

Cancer centre, vets and major construction firm all hit by Microsoft outage

Microsoft services have been down across the world, hitting businesses and public services. Picture: unsplash (stock image)

Schools across Northern Ireland hit by Microsoft outage

More than 75 percent of organisations are not practicing disaster recovery plans in the recommended six-month timeframe.

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The tool delivers structured, expert-validated proposals and cost estimates in under one hour.

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Marie Doyle, office senior partner at Deloitte Belfast, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald and Belfast Met’s interim principal and chief executive Damian Duffy

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The pair’s expertise will help the company ensure businesses make trusted operational decisions with data

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Microsoft milestone: From left, Brendan McKeefry, Microsoft EMEA Cybersecurity Services, Mark Lawrence, technical director at Evolv IT and Colin Bennett at Evolv IT

Bangor IT company celebrates Microsoft accreditation

The new system unifies mobile and Teams calling into one seamless platform

Vodafone and Microsoft unite calls with Teams Phone Mobile

Jenni Barkley, Belfast Harbour, Communications and Community Engagement Manager, Rhona McAuley, Cedar, OSD

Belfast Harbour supports Cedar’s User Forum via Digital Learning

New AI Centre of Excellence is being led by Belfast mum and AI expert Ruth McGuinness from Kainos, who was recently recognised as Microsoft Ireland Power Woman of the Year

Belfast mum leads new AI Centre of Excellence as NI firm expands with Microsoft

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The typical AI error rate hovered around 38%.

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A new report from Microsoft Ireland and Trinity College Dublin Business School reveals that AI Adoption in Northern Ireland (NI) has surged, with 88% of organisations reporting that they are now using AI in some form for work purposes. Pictured is Catherine Doyle, general manager, Microsoft Ireland

AI adoption in NI surges with 88% of businesses now using it in the workplace

Microsoft has announced it will shut down Skype on May 5.

Microsoft has shut down Skype as an era ends - here's why
Skype has been shut down after more than 20 years 📞
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Business Briefing: Xbox prices rise and Harrods hit by cyber attack

Laptop hunters can find great deals in the Amazon Spring sale event

Three brilliant laptop deals in Amazon’s Spring sale

From travelling the world as a professional dancer to tapping into technology, Gareth O’Connor, co-founder of Black Circle Group in Newry talks about working in Microsoft and creating a digital agency that’s redefining marketing

NI digital marketing agency owner reflects on pirouetting onto the global stage

An Armagh-based, female-founded tech start-up, Needi, has secured £450,000 in funding from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland’s equity arm. Pictured is British Business Bank senior investment manager, Sue Barnard with Clarendon Fund Managers Investment manager, Claudine Owens and Needi’s co-founder, Louise Doyle

NI female founded AI-powered corporate gifting service backed by Investment Fund

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Could you have been using your laptop wrong this whole time. (Photo: Adobe)

6 mind-blowing features you didn’t realise your laptop has

Microsoft Office is down for some users. Picture: Getty images

Microsoft users hit by major outage with Office down

Long queues at an airport.

Watch: Airport passengers sat on floor after global IT outage

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Global IT outage disrupts airlines, banks and appointments: what to do

Pictured in Newry at the announcement that GlobalLogic is creating 15 jobs as it launches a new Northern Ireland office are Nichola Cook, chief people officer, GlobalLogic in Ireland, Lee Wright, business development director, GlobalLogic in Ireland and Carmel Owens, MD, GlobalLogic in Ireland

American digital services company is expanding in Northern Ireland

Visitors stand at the Xbox booth at the Gamescom video game fair in Cologne, Germany in August 2023 (Photo: INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Xbox Summer Sale 2024 - start date, and what discounts can you expect?
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Microsoft to add key features to app 41 years after launch

Weak passwords give hackers a way in (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Microsoft users warned their emails may have been hacked

'I'm a cybersecurity expert and here's why using AI chatbots is risky'

Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Pavan Davuluri speaks about Recall. Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images

Microsoft u-turns on ‘complete nightmare’ AI feature

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 takes us back to the early 1990s

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Ergo, Ireland’s largest IT solutions provider, has announced the appointment of industry leader John Molloy as general manager for Northern Ireland

Belfast man appointed as general manager for Ergo in Northern Ireland

Kathryn Callaghan Fine Art, a Northern Irish creative gem, is celebrating a decade of artistic excellence with a remarkable collection of 'poured art' prints and original paintings. From her Comber studio, Kathryn's unique artistic approach, involving pouring her homemade inky mix from mid-air onto canvas, combines realism with a semi-abstract quality that exudes energy and life. Her recent project was to supply 200 framed prints to Mount Juliet's Hunters Yard Hotel in Kilkenny (pictured)

Northern Irish creative gem celebrates a decade in business

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is the co-founder, executive chairman and CEO of Meta Platforms (previously Facebook, Inc.)

Breaking Meta announces plans for AI chatbots to be used on their platforms

Microsoft’s Call of Duty deal set to be approved

Almost 1,000 people are expected to be in attendance to enjoy unrivalled learning and networking opportunities of NI Chamber’s Festival of Business. Pictured launching the event are Ashley Morrow (SSE Airtricity), councillor Ron McDowell, Belfast City Council, Suzanne Wylie, NI Chamber, Garrett Kavanagh, Openreach and Peter McVerry, U105

All roads lead to Belfast for NI Chamber’s Festival of Business

Xbox are hosting three days of livestream events from Gamescom 2023

Gamescom 2023: How to watch Xbox Live From the Show Floor

Xbox are hosting a Quakecon sale with huge savings on a number of games

Xbox Quakecon sale: discounts on games including Fallout 4

Xbox have launched a huge add-on sale with hundreds of savings

Xbox Ultimate Add-On Sale: Up to 60% discount on hundreds of DLC packs

Four games will be coming to the Xbox Game Pass in August

What’s coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2023

Xbox have signed an agreement with PlayStation over Call of Duty

Xbox sign ‘binding agreement’ with PlayStation for Call of Duty

Belfast team at Version 1 awarded exclusive Global Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for delivery of National Highways app driving safety on England’s roads. Pictured are Timothy Priest, National Highways, Lindsay Young, National Highways, Guy Hodges, Version 1,Lara Clatworthy, Version 1, Mike Ord, National Highways and Roger Whitehead, Version 1

Belfast's Version 1 awarded exclusive Global Microsoft Partner of the Year Award

Xbox had an impressive Showcase event with the announcements of Fable, Starfield and Forza Motorsport

All games announced at Xbox Showcase 2023

Here are the games announced during the Xbox Showcase that will come to the PlayStation

What games will come to PlayStation from the Xbox Showcase

The Xbox Showcase is just days away and expectations are high from the Microsoft presentation

How to watch Xbox Showcase 2023

A cybercrime gang thought to be based in Russia has issued an ultimatum to victims of a mass hack (Photo: Getty Images)

BBC, BA and Boots issued with ultimatum by cyber gang Clop

Here’s everything coming to Xbox Game Pass in June 2023

What’s coming to Xbox Game Pass in June 2023 - including Dordogne

PlayStation have announced all their games coming for the next years, with 12 also coming to Xbox

Which PlayStation Showcase games will be available on the Xbox

The Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard has been approved by the EU

Microsoft-Activision Blizzard merger approved by EU

Xbox have announced their May 2023 update with four new changes

Everything included in the Xbox May 2023 update

We’re five months into the year but there is still lots to come in the gaming world

Biggest video games still set to to launch in 2023 on all consoles

The White House has summoned tech giants over AI fears

White House summons big tech bosses over AI fears

Xbox have revealed the date for their next Games showcase

Xbox announce upcoming Games Showcase date

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