Google Cloud London down after power outage
A power issue at a Google data center near London knocked out "multiple services" in the europe-west2 region early this morning, disrupting operations at banks including Lloyds, HSBC and Revolut. Google says most customers were restored by the afternoon, with only a small number still affected. It matters because it shows how a single-region power failure can cascade into financial services — and regulators are already pressing cloud providers on resilience.
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