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Russell Innovation Center CEO James M. Bailey is thankful for his work and his family this Thanksgiving.

A Microsoft outage on Monday has affected Outlook and Teams users. Microsoft is aware of the issue and working on a fix, but said it's "facing delays in our recovery efforts."Reports of issues began around 8 a.m. ET and spiked around 12:30 p.m. ET, according to DownDetector (which shares a parent company with Mashable).

Amazon employees around the world are preparing for protests and strikes on Black Friday. The global effort has been organized by UNI Global Union, which represents service industry workers, and activist group Progressive International. Amazon workers in more than 20 countries plan to strike and take part in protests starting on Black Friday, one of the biggest annual shopping days for retailers.

Ria Cheruvu has been ahead of the curve for most of her life. After graduating from her Arizona high school at just 11, the student deemed prodigy became one of the youngest people to ever graduate from Harvard. Her collegiate record is a marvel to many. Following a period studying neurobiology and during the completion of her first computer science degree, Cheruvu was hired for Intel's ethics team — preceding the AI boom that would soon hit mass markets, and years before the phrase became a household utterance.

It's time to trust your instincts, close your eyesand try holding space for "Defying Gravity." Or at least that's what Wicked fans will have you believe after an interview with stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo went viral late last week. SEE ALSO: 'Wicked' review: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo aspire for movie musical magic In the video, Tracy E.