ChatGPT, Copilot, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and others down due to a major Microsoft outage
A major outage occurred in Microsoft's search service, Bing, causing searches to stop working on Microsoft Edge, a browser with Bing as the default search engine, and also making ChatGPT, Copilot, DuckDuckGo, and other apps that use Bing's API unusable. Many services have already been restored, but it has been reported that some areas remain affected.
Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT internet search
Microsoft suffering from outage — Bing, Copilot, and DuckDuckGo inaccessible for several hours | Tom's Hardware
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/search-engines/microsoft-suffering-from-outage-bing-copilot-and-duckduckgo-inaccessible-for-several-hours
The Bing outage occurred around 1:00 a.m. Pacific Eastern Time on May 24, 2024 (around 14:00 Japan time on May 23, 2024). Downdetector, a fault detection platform, shows that there were numerous reports for more than 12 hours after the outage.
Bing down? Current status and problems | Downdetector
https://downdetector.com/status/bing/
The outage affected Bing and other services that use its API, such as Copilot, DuckDuck, and ChatGPT, causing the services to be temporarily unavailable.
Announcement: We're currently experiencing an issue with DuckDuckGo Search that might prevent you from getting results. Thanks for your patience while we get our ducks in a row…
— DuckDuckGo (@DuckDuckGo) May 23, 2024
When trying to use Bing or Copilot, users were greeted with a blank page or a 429 error .
It's not just you: Microsoft's services are down in some regions.
— Mayank Parmar (@mayank_jee) May 23, 2024
1. #Bing is down
2. #Copilot / Copilot in Windows is down
DuckDuckGo is not working because it uses Bing. Similarly, ChatGPT's internet search is also down. pic.twitter.com/PCk3ZaPjIf
Of these, DuckDuckGo recovered relatively quickly, Bing recovered in about 5 hours, and ChatGPT recovered in about 8.5 hours.
OpenAI Status - ChatGPT's ability to search the internet is being affected
https://status.openai.com/incidents/kg1szc9qhk4k
Microsoft says it is investigating the root cause of this issue.
Our telemetry indicates that the service is continuing to recover. We're actively investigating the underlying cause of the issue and will take further mitigation actions as necessary. More information can be found in the admin center under CP795190.
— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) May 23, 2024
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