2 hours ago
It's the end of the world as we know it, per a physicist's 1960 prediction

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Ars Technica is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 13 Nov 2026, 15:09 UTC. The headline in use is “It's the end of the world as we know it, per a physicist's 1960 prediction”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
As of this morning, Microsoft is still scrambling to restore service following yesterday's global outage, with millions of users unable to access Outlook and other vital tools. It's not the end of the world, but it does seem fitting that this should happen on the day a physicist predicted would…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Ars Technica
It's the end of the world as we know it, per a physicist's 1960 prediction
Reported by 1 outlet
- Ars Technica