Google Reports Cloud Service Disruptions Across Europe

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Google disclosed that its cloud services in the European region experienced disruptions. The problems began around 7 a.m. in London, according to the company. The specific cause of the outage had not been identified at the time of reporting. The article provides limited further detail beyond the timing and location of the disruption.

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