Richard is a former CNET writer who had a ringside seat at the very first iPhone announcement, but soon found himself steeped in the world of cinema. He's now part of a two-person content agency, Rockstar Copy, and covers technology with a cinematic angle for TechFinitive.com
Chat with ChatGPT as OpenAI opens up voice feature
Despite the boardroom turmoil at OpenAI, the company revealed a handy new feature this week: the ability to talk directly to ChatGPT
How 1995 “Clueless” could help fashion’s sustainability problem
Richard Trenholm thinks Clueless can help fast fashion with its sustainability problem... just remember, there are no rules in style!
ChatGPT “app store” coming soon so you can sell your own AI bots
ChatGPT is getting an app store, where you can make - and sell - your own AI-powered systems.
Hailing Total Recall’s robot taxi
Total Recall's Robot Taxi is part Uber, part self-driving (and electric) car, part humanoid robot, and part voice recognition system, writes Richard Trenholm.
What is Nightshade and poison pixels?
Nightshade is a new tool that lets artists use “poison pixels” to infect AI systems such as Midjourney and DALL-E. Here, we explain what it is and how it works.
Lenovo reveals a wrist phone and AI twins for everyone
We reveal the highlights so far from Lenovo's Tech World 23, including a wrist-worn watch and a personal AI that will live in your laptop
Back to the Future’s most crucial prediction
Richard Trenholm looks into Mr. Fusion from Back to the Future to see if we're any closer to using banana peels as fuel!
X introduces $1 Not A Bot fee to fight spam
X is trying a new way to fight spammers and scammers: by testing a $1 subscription that Elon Musk calls “the only way” to tackle automated bots.
Adobe announces CR pin for AI images
Spot the real from the deepfake with a new "icon of transparency" that identifies AI-generated images and videos. Richard Trenholm explains how the Content Credentials icon (the CR pin) will work.
Hollywood writers beat AI but what can “normal” workers learn from the battle?
Hollywood writers have struck a deal about the use of artificial intelligence. Great for them, but what about the rest of us, asks Richard Trenholm?