October 8, 2018 (2018-10-08) (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
- Google announces that it is shutting down its Google+ network for consumers after seven years due to "very low usage" and a software error, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, that potentially exposed the data of 500,000 users. Google+ will fully shut down in August 2019. (Sky News)
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
Science and technology
Sports