San Bernardino

San Bernardino County is sponsoring a bill in California’s Legislature that would increase the civil penalty for illegal cannabis cultivation from three to four times the existing license fee. Assembly Bill 2728, introduced by Thurston Smith (R), would set a series of fines,...

Investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET), along with San Bernardino Sheriff’s deputies from several different patrol stations, completed week 26 of Operation Hammer Strike with the arrest of 30 suspects between...

Sheriff’s Department officials revealed the recent eradication of hundreds of marijuana greenhouses in San Bernardino County (SBC), reported Daily Press. The outdoor marijuana cultivations were shuttered during Operation Hammer Strike Week 22, a seven-day period, which ended Sunday, the SBC...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) dominated the headlines when the company refused to give into the FBI's request to help it unlock the iPhone used by a terrorist involved in the San Bernardino shooting. On the other hand, a new report suggests BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) has been "enthusiastically"...

The White House won't offer public support for any draft legislation that would offer judges the power to force technology companies to help law enforcement crack encrypted data, according to a report by Reuters Reuters, citing "sources familiar with the discussions," noted that...

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The U.S. government said on Monday that it no longer requires the assistance of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to gain access to an iPhone used by a terrorist in the San Bernardino attack. Bloomberg noted that the U.S. Justice Department was approached a week ago by a third party who claimed to be able...

On Tuesday, JPMorgan issued a company note on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) amid the ongoing discussions between Apple and the FBI regarding the security encryption of iPhones and national security precautions. Currently, analysts at JPMorgan rate Apple as Overweight, while a price target is...

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp (NASDAQ: SWHC) is absolutely booming after Thursday's big beat and record sales. The stock is up more than 20 percent year-to-date and 6 percent on Friday alone. This success, and the success of peer Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE: RGR) both follow...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) filed its first legal response in relation to the court ruling which intended to oblige to company to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters for the FBI. The motion was aimed at vacating the aforementioned court order, arguing that, "This is not...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has begun working on new security measures on its iPhone that would make it impossible for a government agency to break into a locked iPhone, according to a report from The New York Times. Apple's new safety concerns comes at a time when the company is under heavy...

A U.S. federal judge has demanded Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) unlock an iPhone used by one of the suspects in the San Bernardino terrorist attacks. The company's response was that doing so would represent a "dangerous precedent" as it is "too dangerous" to create in the first place. Related Link:...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s CEO Tim Cook had a simple message to the U.S. Justice Department when asked to help unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists: back off. The U.S. Justice Department responded on Friday and is filing a motion to compel the company to crack the...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) might have the early upper hand in its fight against the FBI. CEO Tim Cook in a letter to customers on Tuesday night said his company has used an encryption to protect its customers' personal data, as that's the only way Apple believes that personal information...

A federal judge has ordered Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to unlock the phone used by one of the suspects in the San Bernadino terrorist attack that left 14 dead and 22 injured. The court order asks Apple to disable security measures in order to give law-enforcement access to things like text...