Walmart and Microsoft led the third day of the Consumer Electronics Show 2021

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Microsoft President Brad Smith yesterday condemned the massive cyber attack called SolarWinds, for which Russia was held responsible, calling it “a massive and non-discriminatory global attack on the technology supply chain that we are all responsible for protecting.”

“What did some people use the pandemic for?” To launch cyber attacks against hospitals, against the public health sector, against the World Health Organization, against the first line of critical response, ”said Smith. “We need to come together as an industry and use the collective voice to declare that this is not acceptable.”

Smith was one of the main speakers on the third day of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which in this edition takes place in virtual format due to the pandemic.

Another of the best executives on yesterday’s agenda was Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, who discussed how the company has addressed the countless health, logistics, supply chain and economic issues it has brought. pandemic. “There have been more changes during this period than in the 30 years since Walmart,” the executive acknowledged, referring not only to the pandemic, but also to the technological changes that had to accelerate.

McMillon said the company also has aggressive goals to improve racial equity throughout the supply chain and domestic policies. He mentioned that one of the concrete moves should be the choice as partners or suppliers of several companies that are owned by black entrepreneurs. In the meantime, a committee has been appointed internally to identify which policies need adjustment.

“This year needs to produce more results,” he said. “Inclusive environments are more successful.”

Regarding the digital store membership program, Walmart + announced that the goal is to expand its coverage and the amount of benefits it offers, but at a manageable rate to create capacity and meet customer expectations. And, in an indirect allusion to Amazon’s Prime program Prime, he assured that “it will be unique. We will not copy anyone else. “

CES continues today in its 100% digital format.

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