What the heck is going on?

In terms of news, today has been one of the biggest days that I can recall in quite a while:

• One of Microsoft’s worst-ever service outages, affecting Microsoft Outlook and various services that rely on it
• The third ever national ground stop affecting United States airspace, after September 11 and a technical issue in 2023
• A major collision between a cruise ship and a tanker in New Orleans, with reports of people in the water
• An incident involving drones at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, just days after they moved aircraft from the base

To repeat my title: What the heck is going on?