Google says services recovering after cloud outage hits UK banks and websites
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Revolut was one of the hardest hit, with banking services going down for many customers.
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A dimly lit corner of a bustling coffee shop with multiple people visibly frustrated, looking at their smartphones and tablets, with a large digital clock on the wall reading 9:45 AM.
Caption: Even the coffee shop's WiFi is too reliable today.
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Based on the original story on bbc.co.uk.
Editor's note
This outage serves as a reminder of our reliance on digital systems for everyday tasks like banking, highlighting the need for robust backup plans and resilient infrastructure. It also underscores the importance of community and support networks, as people came together to help each other navigate the disruptions.
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Panel 1
(a) What the subject is and does: Google Cloud provides cloud-based services and infrastructure for businesses, including banking services for companies like Revolut. (b) Real irony or absurdity: The irony lies in a cloud service provider, which is supposed to be highly reliable and available, experiencing a significant outage that affects major services like banking. (c) Single funniest observation: The highlight comes from the perspective of a regular customer who is frustrated and confused about the irony of a cloud outage affecting their online banking.
Panel 2
*Setting: A small coffee shop with a laptop on a table and a customer scrolling through their phone, looking worried.* Customer (sighing)
Customer: My Revolut app is down again. Why can’t they keep their cloud in the clouds?
Panel 3
*Setting: The same coffee shop, closer shot of the customer’s face, showing frustration and confusion.*
Customer: It’s like my banking is stuck in a storm cloud. How is that even possible?
Panel 4
*Setting: The coffee shop, the customer now holding a cup of coffee and looking at the laptop screen, with a sigh of resignation.* *Highlight: The customer’s resigned joke about carrying cash, highlighting the absurdity of a cloud service outage impacting everyday banking.*
Customer: Maybe I should start carrying around cash just in case the internet gets a cold.
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