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
Dinosaurs de-extinct! DNA and cloning in Jurassic Park
In this edition of TechFinitive x Flashforward, Richard Trenholm checks out Jurassic Park and talks about the obstacles in the way of bringing back lost species.
How you can be a real Rocketeer in 2023 (but probably shouldn’t)
In this edition of TechFinitive x Flashforward, Richard Trenholm takes off to explore The Rocketeer and its jetpacks and rockets in 2023
Oppenheimer delivers an ethics lesson for Silicon Valley
Film fanatic Richard Trenholm got far more from Oppenheimer than three hours of entertainment: he saw it as a valuable lesson for Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk
Dreaming of electric sheep – artificial animals in Blade Runner
In this edition of TechFinitive x FlashForward, Richard Trenholm dreams of electric sheep... or, maybe, doesn't dream, but rather, looks into what's happened since Blade Runner introduced us to "artificial animals".
Alien’s Motion Detector – how’s it tracking in 2023?
In this edition of TechFinitive x FlashForward, Richard Trenholm looks into the iconic motion detector from the Alien franchise and tracks down whether anyone is developing it in 2023.
AI for Hollywood: pay attention to the strike, because you’re next
Don't be distracted by the glamour of the TV and film strikes in America: the writers and actors are a sign of things to come for all of us.
Apple Vision Pro and the pillars of presence: things just got weird
Apple believes it has solved the problem of "presence" with the Vision Pro. Richard Knightwell begs to differ.
ChatGPT isn’t Star Trek, so don’t let science fiction cloud your AI thinking
ChatGPT can’t think for itself, so don’t let the supercomputers of science fiction - from HAL to Star Trek's Data - fool you today