Latest from Jeff Horwich

• Aug 1, 2012

  How overconfidence can hurt us in the workplace

  A new study out now says that Americans are increasingly overconfident — inside the workplace and out. And in large part, that's due to our need to say something nice, or not say anything at all.

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• Aug 1, 2012

  Car sales expected to remain strong

  Chrysler says this morning it sold more cars this July than it has in five years. Volkswagen and Nissan also reported stronger U.S. sales numbers. Expect consistent sales for the coming year as reliable models like the Honda Accord come in high volumes in 2012.

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• Aug 1, 2012

  Turning to a consultant in the struggle for Syria

  The battle in Syria is not just for control of the country. There's also a battle within the resistance over how that victory should be achieved. Like other "Arab Spring" nations before them, Syrians are looking abroad for answers.

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• Jul 31, 2012

  Complaints about NBC’s Olympics coverage

  We're now several days into the 2012 Olympic games, and one controversy has emerged above others: Not a doping scandal, not a fight between two opposing nations' teams. It's the coverage of the games itself.

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• Jul 31, 2012

  ‘The Hobbit’ to be turned into three films

  Peter Jackson wrote and directed the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. And he had been preparing the world for his two movies based on their prequel — "The Hobbit." And suddenly, a third movie has emerged. Jackson says you just can't do it in two.

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• Jul 31, 2012

  ‘Twas Five Minutes to Race-Time

  If you’ve so far missed the furor, NBC last night played right into its critics’ hands by airing this Today Show promo in primetime, just moments before it finally allowed viewers to see the race it celebrate.

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• Jul 31, 2012

  Clyde Drexler on the Dream Team, then and now

  Clyde Drexler was part of the 1992 U.S.A. men's basketball Olympic team, dubbed the "Dream Team." He talks about how the atmosphere then differs from this year's.

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• Jul 30, 2012

  The implications of Apple v. Samsung

  After years of legal skirmishes around the world, the smartphone battle royale finally comes home today to Silicon Valley. Samsug and Apple are going to court over charges of stolen design and functionality features.

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• Jul 30, 2012

  More concerns for Boeing after Dreamliner engine malfunction

  Near Boeing's Charleston, S.C., assembly plant on Saturday, something got sucked into a 787 Dreamliner's engine and sparked a grass fire on the runway. It's just another problem that's faced the Dreamliner line of planes recently.

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• Jul 30, 2012

  The problems with big banking, from back in the ’90s

  Last week we spent plenty of breath on Sandy Weill, the former head of Citigroup. Back in the '90s, he fought for his and other banks to grow huge and complex. Then last week Weill goes on TV and says: "It's time to break up the big banks."

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