Good evening!

If you’re traveling through the airport in Charlotte, North Carolina this week for Thanksgiving, you might want to read today’s news.

Here are the 7 things you missed today:

1.  😵 Microsoft 365 Went Down Today

No, it wasn’t just you. Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported issues with services like Outlook and Teams today, with Downdetector showing thousands of outage reports from users of Microsoft 365 as of midday today. Microsoft deployed a fix, but some services may still be delayed. (CNBC)

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3. 🪧 Workers At Charlotte Douglas Airport Are Striking

Just in time for the Thanksgiving travel rush, service workers employed by ABM and Prospect Airport Service are striking in pursuit of better wages and working conditions. The impacted workers do not handle flight operations and flights have seemingly been departing and arriving as usual. (Quartz)

5. 🇩🇪 Another German Company Announces Layoffs

German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp Stell has announced plans to eliminate 11,000 jobs by the end of the decade – roughly 40% of its workforce. It’s the latest blow to Europe’s manufacturing economy which has faced competition from Chinese rivals. (CNN Business)

6. 🛍️ Kohl’s CEO Is Stepping Down

Big shakeup in retail today – department store Kohl’s CEO Tom Kingsbury announced his plans to step down starting January 15. He will be replaced by crafting retailer Michaels CEO Ashley Buchanan. (CNBC)

7.  🦾 Anthropic Is Connecting AI Directly To Datasets

Anthropic just released a new open-source tool to connect AI assistants direct to the information they need to inform their responses or carry out tasks. The new Model Context Protocol (MCP) adds a universal connection to all sorts of data sources to help improve performance. (The Verge)

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