The U.S. government struck a deal with Google to use its artificial intelligence and other applications for 47 cents, underbidding other AI partners.

Google has announced plans to sell a custom version of its Gemini AI models for government agencies. "Gemini for Government" includes access to existing tools like NotebookLM, and "Google-quality enterprise search,

The General Services Administration announced Wednesday a deal with Google that will allow government agencies to access the tech company’s artificial intelligence products at a markedly discounted rate.

The move, which comes after a court-approved liquidation of Speciality Steel, is meant to preserve jobs and domestic manufacturing.

The British government said it will take control of a part of Liberty Steel, owned by commodities tycoon Sanjeev Gupta, after the business was placed into liquidation following a petition from its creditors on Thursday.

The UK's third-largest steelworks has been placed under government control, creating an uncertain future for nearly 1,500 workers in Rotherham and Sheffield. Insolvency courts granted a compulsory winding up order sought by creditors owed hundreds of millions of pounds by Speciality Steels UK (SSUK) – part of the metals empire of controversial tycoon Sanjeev Gupta.

The government wants to appeal a ruling that stops a hotel accommodating asylum seekers. Today, we discuss the government seeking the right to appeal against a High Court ruling blocking a hotel in Essex from housing asylum seekers.

Epping Forest District Council won an interim injunction to stop asylum seekers being hosted at The Bell Hotel, saying it had become a “feeding ground for unrest.” The judgement requires all migrants currently housed in the hotel – around 140 men as of last month – to leave by 4pm on 12 September.