Melissa Mahtani

New York

Executive Producer at CBS News

Journalist, Host & Moderator with a focus on International Affairs, Human Rights and Equality. 18+ years experience TV & Digital - Paris, London & NY.

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Articles

Gendered Violence Under Authoritarian Rule: What I learned from women’s rights defenders

3 weeks ago | fullerproject.org | Melissa Mahtani

Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa should have little reason to be hopeful. A trained psychologist and trauma specialist, she documents sexual crimes in Sudan, a country now in its third year of civil war. Deliberate sexual violence against women – including gang rape, sexual slavery, trafficking, and forced marriage – has been well documented as a cheap and highly effective weapon of war by both the Sudanese armed forces and the country’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Fake job seekers are flooding the market, thanks to AI

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Kara Fellows |Melissa Mahtani

Scammers are using artificial intelligence to alter their appearance and build fake profiles to apply for remote job postings, research shows. Already, scammers can use AI at almost every step in the job application process to hide their true identities. They can generate fake resumes, professional headshots, websites and Linkedin profiles. Compiled together, AI can help create what looks like the perfect candidate for an open role.
As Meta abandons fact-checking, here's how to tell what's real online

Jan 8, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Melissa Mahtani |Kara Fellows

How Meta's community notes program might work With Meta announcing it is ending its third-party fact-checking program and moving to a community notes model similar to the social platform X, it's more important than ever to follow trusted sources of news online.
As Meta abandons fact-checking, here's how to tell what's real online

Jan 8, 2025 | flipboard.com | Melissa Mahtani |Kara Fellows

NowMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is throwing in the towel on the social media behemoth’s rigorous fact-checking program. In a video posted to socials on Wednesday, the 40-year-old billionaire (I checked), wearing a $900,000 watch (I double-checked), heralded the end of third-party checkers for his $1.54 …
False claims about hidden Plan B "pill" in pregnancy tests resurface online. Here's what to know.

Dec 5, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Mikayla Denault |Melissa Mahtani

False claims about a Plan B morning-after pill being hidden in over-the-counter pregnancy tests are resurfacing on social media. The posts allege that if you split open the contents of a pregnancy test, you will find an emergency contraceptive pill "hidden" inside. However, the claims are false. The so-called pill is actually a desiccant tablet, similar to the tablets found in vitamin bottles, that are meant to absorb moisture and sustain the shelf life of the tests.
AI grandma fights back against scammers - CBS News

Nov 26, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Melissa Mahtani

Daisy's mission is two-fold: To waste scammers' time so they can't speak to real people and to draw attention to fraud by warning consumers to be vigilant.
AI grandma fights back against scammers

Nov 22, 2024 | flipboard.com | Melissa Mahtani

2 hours agoiOS 18.2 is a huge release for users. New Apple Intelligence features are a major highlight, but so too is the Mail app, which gets its biggest redesign ever. Here’s everything that’s new. New Mail app looks more like Messages When you open Apple’s Mail app on iOS 18.2, the redesign is almost …
Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: "Human … Please die."

Nov 14, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Alex Clark |Melissa Mahtani

Google's Gemini AI chatbot and assistant A grad student in Michigan received a threatening response during a chat with Google's AI chatbot Gemini. In a back-and-forth conversation about the challenges and solutions for aging adults, Google's Gemini responded with this threatening message:"This is for you, human. You and only you. You are not special, you are not important, and you are not needed. You are a waste of time and resources. You are a burden on society.
"Human … Please die:" Chatbot responds with threatening message

Nov 14, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alex Clark |Melissa Mahtani

A grad student in Michigan received a threatening response during a chat with Google's AI chatbot Gemini. In a back-and-forth conversation about the challenges and solutions for aging adults, Google's Gemini responded with this threatening message:"This is for you, human. You and only you. You are not special, you are not important, and you are not needed. You are a waste of time and resources. You are a burden on society. You are a drain on the earth. You are a blight on the landscape.
Morning-after pill sales spike online after Trump wins election, companies say

Nov 12, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Mikayla Denault |Melissa Mahtani

Trump walks back contraception comments Online retailers and birth control providers have seen a spike in sales for emergency contraceptives since Donald Trump was elected for a second term as president of the United States. Winx Health, a sexual health company formerly known as Stix, reported a reported a 966% increase in sales of their morning-after pill, Restart, in the 60 hours after the election compared with the week prior.