Innovative Catastrophe Bonds and Essential Winter Gear

Mark Gurman tells us when Apple’s “Reality Pro” headset will be announced, made available to developers, and made available to consumers. Valve’s Steam gaming platform is breaking records. John Deere will let you repair your hundred-thousand-dollar smart tractor. A literal ThinkPad for smartphones. And why one big buzzword was largely missing from CES this year.

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Links:

• Apple Will Talk Up Its Mixed-Reality Headset in 2023 But Not Much Else (Bloomberg)
• Steam hits 10 million concurrent in-game players in record-breaking weekend (The Verge)
• Deere & Co. will allow farmers to repair their own equipment (Reuters)
• Insurer Beazley launches first catastrophe bond for cyber threats (FT)
• The Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola is a ThinkPad owner’s dream (The Verge)
• Where was 5G at CES? (The Verge)

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