CITOs are more comfortable running operations, evaluating technology, and developing new solutions than they are attempting to understand how and why the businesses use the systems they create.

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Sports car maker Ferrari SpA, for one, has filed a patent application that indicates the company is evaluating technology that would embed wireless electrodes in a car seat's headrest to monitor drivers' brain waves for stress as they pilot machines capable of roaring up to 200 miles per hour.

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We spend a ton of time evaluating the technology companies.

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To develop methods for evaluating and applying science and technology.

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The confidential witness is described in the court document as an individual who has substantial experience evaluating public companies in the semiconductor and technology industries.

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We are also carefully evaluating synergistic opportunities where we can further broaden our reach by leveraging our technology leadership position.

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The second test for evaluating a sci-fi scenario is whether it makes the mistake of assuming that technology alone shapes the future.

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