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UK supermarket Sainsbury's has temporarily stopped its use of AI facial recognition in one of its London stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and asked to leave.

The retailer said the incident at an East Dulwich branch was caused by "human error", but it has suspended the technology at that store while it investigates.

Sainsbury's will continue rolling out facial recognition technology across other stores.

Earlier this year, Sainsbury's announced plans to expand its use of the technology to help "keep people safe", citing positive results from initial trials.

• Food grown using regenerative agriculture — a decades-old farming practice focused on fortifying soil health and reducing pesticides — has entered the zeitgeist in a big way.
• Fueled by the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, regenerative products — from snacks to hygiene products — now generate $2 billion in retail sales, according to Bloomberg.
• But experts warn that regenerative labels can be deceptive, as these products are “only lightly regulated at the federal level."
• While advocates say regenerative produce have more nutrients, scientists remain dubious.

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Bupa CEO Iñaki Ereño says traditional hour-long interviews aren’t enough to assess senior hires, so he spends six hours with candidates across three meetings.

In an interview with Fortune, Ereño says the process includes a CV deep dive, a meal and a more personal conversation about ambitions and expectations.

At lunch, Ereño watches how candidates treat staff and whether they show initiative, including whether they order wine even if he's drinking water.

That test has drawn criticism from many professionals, who argue it risks confusing personal preference with confidence or leadership.

Forbes Chief Content Officer Randall Lane was fired earlier this summer after failing to disclose a $6 million payment from one of the publisher's partners, unnamed sources tell The New York Times.

The veteran editor received the payment from the founder of Shook Research, which has collaborated with Forbes since 2016 to assemble rankings of the country's top wealth advisors.

In a statement to the Times, Lane acknowledged making "a mistake," saying: "I should have disclosed the gift, and failing to was a serious error in judgment."