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Google cloud failure hits millions as UK courts and banks knocked offline

Power glitch stalls hearings as Revolut, Lloyds and HSBC customers unable to pay or move money Business live – latest updates An outage at Google’s cloud services in the UK has caused widespread disruption, hitting courts and leaving millions of customers unable to access or send cash at banks including Lloyds, HSBC and Revolut. Google blamed a “power event” for the failure at its London-based…

Google cloud failure hits millions as UK courts and banks knocked offline

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