This male model sporting a crisp summer shirt isn't real. Will consumers care?
Many brands are turning to AI to advertise their products. Others are rejecting the technology, pledging to lean into "real" images.
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Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics. She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to discuss her reporting.
Previously, she worked as a breaking news reporter for the New York Daily News. She traveled to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island and again on the storm's one year anniversary. Her reporting was cited by numerous outlets, including NY1.
As a student at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, she was awarded the Dennis Duggan prize for her outstanding coverage of ordinary New Yorkers by the Silurians Press Club.
She holds an MA in journalism from CUNY and a BA from Brown University. She is fluent in French, Spanish and Italian.
Many brands are turning to AI to advertise their products. Others are rejecting the technology, pledging to lean into "real" images.
Cameras on some Chevrolet Malibus can display blank or distorted images, posing a risk to drivers, according to safety regulators.
Artificial intelligence is more likely to change the nature of work than to supplant masses of workers, according to researchers.
Prediction market bets on the fate of U.S. service members are "morally corrupt and completely unacceptable," one lawmaker said.
Delta is the third major U.S. carrier to hike its bag fees, as airlines face surging jet fuel costs and other headwinds from the Iran war.
"The scary scenarios are, unfortunately, extremely plausible" if the critical Persian Gulf waterway stays effectively sealed, economist Paul Krugman said.
With oil prices rising and hiring already slowing, economists warn the Iran war could further weigh on U.S. job growth.
Shortages of helium, a byproduct of natural gas processing, could create problems for semiconductor and medical equipment manufacturers.
JetBlue is hiking bag check fees as airlines face higher jet fuel costs related to the Iran war, making flying more expensive.
The Department of Homeland Security said TSA agents should begin receiving pay as early as Monday, March 30.
About 1 in 4 Americans are using AI chatbots to prepare their tax returns, but experts warn the tools can produce outdated or inaccurate guidance.
Economists say the conflict in Iran is making a recession more likely, with higher energy prices hitting consumers and businesses.
As oil prices surge, some experts are urging consumers to take energy-conserving steps like working from home or driving less.
The U.S. Postal Service is raising some postage prices to help offset the federal agency's rising transportation costs as fuel prices surge.
Summer gasoline regulations will be waived for 20 days, and possibly longer to try to ease gas prices.