Microsoft Outage Hits Businesses, Nvidia Scandal Deepens

0 November 13, 2026 09:21

Bloomberg has learned that a Chinese company founded by Alice Huang, the woman at the center of a controversy dogging Nvidia, procured smuggled AI chips that were installed at a Shanghai data center with links to Megaspeed International.

The fall of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has removed the industry’s most prominent opponent of US chip controls, setting up a showdown over potential new curbs that could accelerate China’s drive for semiconductor self-sufficiency.

Microsoft is struggling to restore access to its flagship software and end an outage that has paralyzed government offices, traders and businesses globally. Disruptions for Outlook, Teams and the Copilot artificial intelligence tool continued into a second day. Previous disruptions have rarely lasted more than several hours.

Today’s guests: Azeem Azhar, Exponential View Founder; Arend Kapteyn, UBS Investment Bank Global Head of Economics & Strategy Research; Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Swissquote Senior Analyst; Bill Browder, Hermitage Capital Management CEO

—
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – The Pulse with Francine Lacqua
00:00:30 – Huang & Nvidia Roundtable: Bloomberg Opinion’s Parmy Olson & Exponential View Founder Azeem Azhar
00:15:01 – Microsoft races to fi outlook after one of longest loutages
00:15:39 – Market Roundtable: Swissquote’s Ipek Ozkardeskaya & UBS’ Arend Kapteyn
00:23:35 – Friday headlines
00:24:09 – Silicon Valley stunned by Huang’s departure
00:24:49 – Tech Economics Roundtable: Bloomberg’s Tom Manzkenzie & UBS’ Arend Kapteyn
00:35:39 – Bill Browder, Hermitage Capital Management CEO
00:43:57 – Zelenskyy hails progress in peace talks
——–
More on Bloomberg Television and Markets

Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don’t miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9
Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more.

Connect with Bloomberg Television on:
X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/

Connect with Bloomberg Business on:
X: https://twitter.com/business
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/

More from Bloomberg:
Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio

Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance
Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics
Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals

Watch more on YouTube:
Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology
Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business
Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake
Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol
Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts

Tags: Bloomberg, Bloomberg Finance, Bloomberg Makets, Bloomberg Media, Bloomberg Stocks Markets, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Television News Videos, Bloomberg TV, Bloomberg Videos, Breaking News, Breaking World News, Business News, International News, Latest National News, Latest News and Videos, Latest World News, World News