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Formula 1 stages the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday 4 October 2026 at Sepang, its first race there since 2017, after the war in Iran cancelled the April date in Bahrain; Kimi Antonelli arrives leading George Russell by 66 points.

Salesforce's cut of 74 jobs at its 415 Mission Street headquarters, its fourth round of San Francisco layoffs since September 2025, is scheduled to begin in early October.

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announces the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine from Wallenbergsalen in the Nobel Forum, opening Nobel week. The announcement is broadcast live and the laureates are usually telephoned only minutes beforehand.

Detective Charlie Hudson, a cunning Major Crimes detective for the St. John's Police Department, teams up with an unusual partner – Rex, a former-K9 German Shepherd, whose heightened senses keep Charlie hot on the trail of his suspects. Together, they investigate puzzling crimes, from a kidnapping which reveals a much larger conspiracy at play to an art theft murder which runs deep into the world of high society. With Charlie's deft detective work and Rex's keen canine senses, this crime-fighting pair is unstoppable. The premiere, "The Man in the Hoodie": Detective Mark Hudson and K9 Rex probe a pro wrestler's murder before a charity event. They explore wrestling rivalries, grudges, and backstage conflicts to catch the killer and save an animal shelter. Season 9 starts on Citytv.

Seoul's third AI Robot Show runs 6-8 October 2026 at COEX as part of Smart Life Week, with robot sports, a daily robot parade, a physical AI forum and a Marc Raibert keynote.