A recent update to Microsoft's Outlook.com cloud service has left a number of users in the dust. A number of users have complained about not being able to access their accounts even if their accounts are hosted on third-party servers such as their company's private server or an ISP's mail server. Microsoft has not commented on the issue, which arose after the company updated its cloud service.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) has been criticized for sending out a fundraising email as the state braces for Hurricane Matthew. The email tells recipients to readers stop what they're doing and pay attention to the message. "I hope you, after you finish listening to this message, will stand with me by making a critical donation to my campaign," reads the email. "This is truly a hands on deck situation."

Security firm Agari has released a new product to help B2B companies to identify malicious emails sent to users of its service. The Email Cloud Identity is a new feature in the Agari Email Trust Platform that can enable businesses to identify and authorize legitimate email communications, as well as block malicious senders.

Almost 85 percent of retailers and brands will have second-party data integrated into their marketing strategy within the next year, according to a new report from Forrester and OwnerIQ. Ninety-six percent of retailers that already have this integrated data consider it "valuable" or "very valuable" to their overall marketing strategy.

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin does not have an email address. He has served four decades in public service, currently running the state department that oversees the state's public records law. He conducts all of his business using the phone or in person meetings.

The New York Times increased its list by 14 percent after they began letting subscribers customize their own email alerts. The paper has also seen open rates skyrocket to 70 percent for certain newsletters. The tool allows readers to subscribe based on specific topics, keywords and preferred writers.

Yahoo was forced into scanning user emails and sharing their information with U.S. security agencies after being required to do so by a court order, according to reports. Yahoo has been accused of working in concert with the U.S. government to build a custom software that allowed them to spy on users.

Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin has tapped Mitt Romney's email list for fundraising. McMullin's campaign has rented the list that Romney used during his 2012's bid for election.

Millennials check email more often than any other age group, according to a new survey from Adobe Campaign. The study revealed that time spent checking email was up 17 percent year-over-year. The survey also revealed that email is expected to remain the preferred communication method for the next five years.

Penguin Random House has teamed up with Crown Publishing to debut an email newsletter filled with stories. The project is called Season of Stories and is an 11-week email newsletter with serialized excerpts from works of short fiction. The first newsletter hits inboxes on October 11.