Walmart has joined blockchain initiative Mediledger to explore using distributed ledger technology to ensure the security and safety of pharmaceuticals. The move shows that health and life sciences use cases for blockchain are gaining momentum, with major corporations investing in new applications of the technology. Walmart also recently collaborated with IBM to pilot the use of blockchain for food safety.

Vans seized, ‘unsafe’ Uber suspended and drivers quizzed during West Midlands Police sting
In an operation to reduce motoring offences, police officers and driving agencies pulled over and checked vehicles in the Black Country at a quiet industrial