Google Cloud vs LangChain

Revolut Outage Due to Google Cloud Power Failure

The online bank Revolut reported problems with several of its services since the morning, caused by a power outage at Google Cloud. The issue led to disruptions in Revolut's digital banking operations, affecting a range of services. The outage appears to be an infrastructure failure at Google Cloud, which is a key provider for Revolut's operations. This incident highlights the dependency of financial technology companies on cloud infrastructure and the potential impact on users when such providers experience outages. The article provides limited details due to a paywall, but the core event is clear: a Google Cloud power failure disrupted Revolut's services.

• Revolut reported problems with multiple services on the morning of October 20, 2026.
• The root cause was a power outage at Google Cloud.
• The outage affected Revolut's digital banking operations and service availability.

Google Cloud London outage disrupts Revolut, ING, Spotify

A major outage in Google Cloud's europe-west2 region in London on October 20, 2026, caused widespread service disruptions for several hours. Major financial services including Revolut, ING Germany, Lloyds, Halifax, HSBC, and the finance app Emma were affected, with users experiencing issues with account access and transactions. Spotify, DPD, Royal Mail, the NHS app, and British court livestreams also saw disruptions. Google attributed the issue to a 'power event,' apologized, and confirmed no cyberattack. ING stated its issues were unrelated to the outage. The exact cause and full extent are still under investigation. The incident highlights the fragility of relying on a few cloud providers, echoing a similar AWS outage a year prior, and underscores EU's DORA regulations requiring financial institutions to plan for such failures.

• Google Cloud outage in London (europe-west2) on October 20, 2026, caused by a power event.
• Affected services included Revolut, ING Germany, Lloyds, Halifax, HSBC, Emma, Spotify, DPD, Royal Mail, NHS app, and court livestreams.
• Google apologized and confirmed no cyberattack; exact cause and full extent still under investigation.

Jack Henry and Google Cloud Launch Tokenized Deposits

Jack Henry, a core banking technology provider, has expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud to enable banks and credit unions to offer tokenized deposits via Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL). Jack Henry will be the first core provider to integrate with GCUL, a managed distributed ledger service for real-time, programmable settlement. The partnership, initially established in 2022, now extends to digital asset infrastructure. The integration aims to help community and regional financial institutions retain deposits, modernize payment offerings, and compete with larger banks and fintechs. Benefits include 24/7 settlement, capital efficiency, and reduced operational complexity. The announcement was made on October 16, 2026, with executives from both companies emphasizing accessibility of financial innovation.

• Jack Henry will integrate with Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL), becoming the first core banking technology provider to do so.
• GCUL is a fully managed, distributed ledger service enabling tokenization and real-time settlement.
• The expanded collaboration aims to help banks and credit unions offer tokenized deposits.

New LangChain Blog Posts: Snyk Case Study, Stripe Link Integration, Deep Agents Updates

New blog posts added: 'How Snyk turned an internal support agent into a customer feature' (Oct 8, 2026), 'Agents that can pay: building Restock with Stripe's Link and Managed Deep Agents' (Oct 8, 2026), 'Revamping Skills in Deep Agents' (Oct 7, 2026), 'Managed Deep Agents v0.9: schedules, per-run configuration, and Slack reactions' (Oct 7, 2026), and 'How to Build a Model Router in the Harness' (Oct 1, 2026).

New in LangSmith: Engine v2, Managed Deep Agents, Fine-Tuning, and More

LangChain announces LangSmith Engine v2 with red teaming and automated testing, Managed Deep Agents v0.8 with new auth, memory, and channels, Trajectories for readable agent sessions, and LangSmith Fine-Tuning, among other updates.

Versos AI Launches NVIDIA NeMo Agents for Video Training Data Curation

Versos AI, a provider of video training data infrastructure for library owners and AI labs, announced a new capability built with NVIDIA NeMo. This allows AI teams to describe their dataset needs in natural language, which the platform then uses to search, evaluate, and assemble rights-cleared video footage into structured training datasets. The workflow accelerates model development by reducing manual search and review time. It also enhances discoverability of premium video libraries for AI partnerships. The technology leverages NVIDIA CUDA for accelerated inference, NVIDIA Nemotron Ultra for agent reasoning, and LangChain for agent orchestration. Versos AI will demonstrate this at IBC2026 in Amsterdam.

• Versos AI launched a new capability built with NVIDIA NeMo.
• The system interprets natural language requests to find and assemble video training data.
• Built on NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, NVIDIA Nemotron Ultra, and LangChain.