{"id":74616,"date":"2026-11-12T23:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T03:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/microsoft-service-outage-persists-as-malaysia-probes-ai-chip-diversion\/74616\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T23:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T03:38:16","slug":"microsoft-service-outage-persists-as-malaysia-probes-ai-chip-diversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/microsoft-service-outage-persists-as-malaysia-probes-ai-chip-diversion\/74616\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Service Outage Persists as Malaysia Probes AI Chip Diversion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/MSFT\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Stock: MSFT\">Microsoft<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> confirms that initial attempts to stabilize <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/MSFT\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Stock: MSFT\">Microsoft<\/a> 365<\/strong> services have failed, leading to a prolonged global outage affecting <strong>Outlook<\/strong>, <strong>Teams<\/strong>, and <strong>Copilot<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Malaysia\u2019s Trade Ministry<\/strong> has launched an investigation into <strong>Speedmatrix<\/strong>, an affiliate of Singapore-based <strong>Megaspeed<\/strong>, over allegations of unauthorized re-exports of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> AI chips to restricted markets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google (<a href=\"\/stock\/GOOGL\">GOOGL<\/a>)<\/strong> has complied with South Korean security mandates by deleting sensitive military coordinates and street view data, narrowly avoiding the revocation of its map export permit.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>New Zealand Dollar (NZD)<\/strong> fell below the <strong>0.5550<\/strong> threshold as currency traders shifted focus toward upcoming <strong>US Producer Price Index (PPI)<\/strong> data and a strengthening US Dollar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>European Union<\/strong> leaders remain deadlocked over the appointment of a chief negotiator for <strong>Ukraine<\/strong> peace talks during a high-stakes summit in <strong>Dublin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Microsoft Recovery Efforts Falter Amid Global Disruption<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/MSFT\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Stock: MSFT\">Microsoft<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> announced on Friday that changes introduced to improve service reliability have failed to produce the expected outcome, leaving thousands of users unable to access <strong>Microsoft 365<\/strong> applications. The company identified a core process on affected servers that became overwhelmed, causing them to stop responding and leading to significant capacity loss.<\/p>\n<p>To address the ongoing imbalances in traffic management, <strong>Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> is seeking additional capacity measures and identifying alternate workstreams. The outage has disrupted critical services including <strong>Exchange Online<\/strong>, <strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong> calendar functions, and <strong>Copilot<\/strong> responses, with reports of downtime spanning over 70 countries.<\/p>\n<h2>Malaysia Probes Potential AI Chip Re-Exports<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI)<\/strong> clarified it has never authorized <strong>Megaspeed International<\/strong> or its local affiliate, <strong>Speedmatrix<\/strong>, amid a probe into the movement of high-performance AI chips. Authorities are working with the <strong>Royal Malaysian Customs Department<\/strong> to determine if servers and chips brought into the country were illegally re-exported to <strong>China<\/strong> or other restricted regions.<\/p>\n<p>While importing AI chips into Malaysia does not currently require a permit, <strong>MITI<\/strong> emphasized that strict export controls have been in place since July 2025 under the <strong>Strategic Trade Act 2010<\/strong>. The ministry is collaborating with <strong>Singapore<\/strong> and <strong>US<\/strong> authorities to explore additional control measures, warning that companies must factor in foreign export controls even when not directly enforced by Malaysia.<\/p>\n<h2>Google Complies with South Korean Security Mandates<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Google (<a href=\"\/stock\/GOOGL\">GOOGL<\/a>)<\/strong> has completed the deletion of South Korean territory coordinates from <strong>Google Maps<\/strong> and <strong>Google Earth<\/strong>, a move confirmed by the South Korean government on Friday. The tech giant also removed <strong>Street View<\/strong> coverage inside and around military and security sites to satisfy conditions for its high-resolution map export permit.<\/p>\n<p>The South Korean government warned that it maintains the authority to <strong>suspend or revoke<\/strong> the permit if any serious breaches of these security conditions occur in the future. This resolution ends a long-standing dispute regarding the display of sensitive national security data on international mapping platforms.<\/p>\n<h2>Forex and Geopolitical Developments<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>New Zealand Dollar<\/strong> weakened past <strong>0.5550<\/strong> against the Greenback as markets braced for <strong>US PPI<\/strong> data, which could influence the <strong>Federal Reserve&#39;s<\/strong> next interest rate decision. The <em>Kiwi<\/em> remains under pressure due to a rising domestic unemployment rate and a widening interest rate gap between the <strong>RBNZ<\/strong> and the <strong>Fed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Dublin<\/strong>, <strong>EU<\/strong> leaders are divided over who should represent the bloc in potential peace negotiations between <strong>Ukraine<\/strong> and <strong>Russia<\/strong>. While some nations support <strong>EU<\/strong> foreign policy chief <strong>Kaja Kallas<\/strong>, others fear her firm stance against the Kremlin could hinder diplomatic progress, leaving the continent without a unified voice ahead of Friday&#39;s summit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Microsoft (MSFT) confirms that initial attempts to stabilize Microsoft 365 services have failed, leading to a prolonged global 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