Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services.

Microsoft's AI infrastructure spending to meet growing cloud services demand is outpacing Wall Street expectations, deepening investor fears about the costs of sustaining the boom. The technology giant reported a record capital expenditure of nearly $35 billion for its fiscal first quarter on Wednesday and warned spending would rise this year,

A global outage in Microsoft’s Azure cloud services disrupted major airlines, telecoms, and businesses worldwide.

Microsoft services including Outlook, Minecraft and Xbox Cloud Gaming experienced widespread outages Tuesday, disrupting access for millions of users worldwide. The company said it was investigating the cause of the outage, which began early in the day and affected sign-ins and online gameplay across multiple platforms.

Microsoft Corp. cloud services are recovering from an outage that disrupted its workplace software products and the operations of several companies, including Alaska Air Group Inc.

Microsoft's Azure was down for nearly 11,500 users on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

Microsoft announced Monday that it has export licenses to ship Nvidia chips to the United Arab Emirates to help boost its artificial intelligence goals.