Barry Collins

Barry has 25 years of experience working on national newspapers, websites and magazines. He was editor of PC Pro and is co-editor and co-owner of BigTechQuestion.com. He has published a number of articles on TechFinitive covering data, innovation and cybersecurity.

Joined: 14 Feb 2023
Articles: 218

Data

Can Salesforce Einstein detoxify AI?

Salesforce claims that its "trust layer" will remove toxic and misleading content from its AI tools, but is it as clever as its Einstein moniker makes it sound?

Collaborate

Slack’s jarring new design – can you go back to the old one?

The revamp of the Slack desktop interface isn't going down well with some users. Barry Collins explores Slack's thinking and reveals if you can turn the clock back to the old design...

Protect, Security

iPhone attacks: should you be using Lockdown Mode?

A new wave of iPhone spyware attacks have been launched. Should you be using the iPhone Lockdown Mode to boost your security?

Innovate

Ideogram smashes Midjourney for business logos and social posts

Ideogram is a new generative AI service that delivers typographic flair. Should Midjourney be worried? The answer, says Barry Collins, is painted in big, glowing letters.

Data

Troubled WANdisco rebrands as Cirata

Scandal-hit British software company tries to shed its past by rebranding as Cirata.

Cutting Edge, Innovate

What is voice cloning?

Find out how voice cloning works – and why it's both a danger and an opportunity

Cutting Edge, Data, Innovate

ChatGPT Enterprise vs ChatGPT Plus: which should businesses use?

Barry Collins reveals the most important differences between the new ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Plus

Data, Storage

Dropbox ends unlimited storage, blames crypto miners

Dropbox imposes fixed limits on business accounts, blaming abusive customers.

Innovate

Midjourney update offers AI in-painting for the first time

A new Midjourney feature lets customers reimagine parts of an image for the first time. Barry Collins reveals how to exploit the new tool, and explains that it doesn't always work perfectly...