Microsoft Outlook Outage and FAA Groundstop Show Dependence on Fragile Technology

New York Times - Nov 15, 2026

Incidents involving Microsoft’s Outlook and the Federal Aviation Administration this past week demonstrated our dependence on fragile technology.

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