Portal:Current events/2018 October 8

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