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90 SMT007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2021 pictures videos and file transfer. is will pro- vide the convenience of an external drive with the speed of a modern SSD. ey also intro- duced their workflow system, which is a hub that supports almost any commonly used device to any computer, workstation or lap- top through USB 3.2 gen 2. What I liked most is that you can customize it to suit the storage devices you choose. Microsoft Microso President Brad Smith, in a vir- tual keynote, urged the tech industry to work together to ward off cyberattacks like the mas- sive breach of network soware firm Solar- Winds's systems. In a keynote address that Smith pre-recorded for CES 2021, he stated that the SolarWinds breach was not a case of one nation trying to hack into the computer network of another, but "a massive indiscrim- inate global assault on the technology sup- ply chain." He said it is the responsibility of the entire tech industry to protect that supply chain. He stated, "It is a danger that the world cannot afford." As many as 18,000 of Solar- Winds' customers were exposed to a soware vulnerability in its Orion products that allowed hackers to breach the systems of U.S. agencies such as the Justice Department and compa- nies that included Microso. Smith urged the tech industry to use its collective voice to tell every government around the world that this kind of supply chain disruption is not anything any govern- ment or company should be allowed to pursue. Smith also cautioned that machine learning, which is increas- ingly being used by com- panies and organizations across the globe to simplify and broaden a wide range of tasks, can increase the risk of bias and discrimina- tion in a whole variety of different commercial settings. His comments were somewhat frightening and very timely. John Deere Last year, John Deere showed off its huge semi- autonomous tractor. is is the company's third year at CES, and the question remains: Why would John Deere be at a show like CES? e answer: Agriculture is now a high-tech industry and plant- ing is one of the most important parts of farming. Using this gigantic device, a farmer can know where every seed is placed. It places 100 seeds per second in a precise spacing arrange- ment maximizing the use of the land. e robot locates and cleans out the residue from last year's crop, then makes a perfect seed trench to precisely place the seeds across the field, all automated. It's still farming, but extremely high tech. e accuracy is 2.5 centimeters, and it can come back weeks or months later and find that exact site. John Deere has become a high-tech company automating the entire pro- cess. ey are truly approaching autonomous farming. ey now gather data to measure and improve the yield of the land. How many seeds vs. size or crop? John Deere, a company that has lasted 184 years, emphasizes trust and gave assurances regarding the data they gather, how it helps the farmer and helps them improve. It uses the phrase, "Farming is Outdoor Manufactur-