Microsoft’s Bing search service has been experiencing issues since early this morning, as reported by Downdetector. The peak of Bing outage reports occurred around 3 a.m. ET and have persisted at a high level for several hours. The outages not only affect Bing but also services that use its API, such as the Copilot generative AI assistant service.
Microsoft 365 Status tweeted about investigating the issue with Copilot service and working to isolate the cause of the problem. They are transitioning requests to alternative service components to speed up service recovery. DuckDuckGo search engine, which partially uses Bing’s API, has also reported interruptions in its search functionality.
Updates on these ongoing issues will be provided as they appear, including any explanations from Microsoft regarding these problems. The issues have affected not only Bing but also services dependent on its API, causing disruptions for users. Let’s hope for a swift resolution to restore these services back to normal functionality.
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