News Headlines - 06 October 2016

▽Google unveils its Pixel smartphone and VR headset - Oct. 4, 2016

Looking to drum up consumer excitement, the tech company hosted an event in San Francisco on Tuesday to unveil a series of products, including two new phones, a virtual reality headset and the Chromecast Ultra.

▽Hong Kong Student Leader Detained, Denied Entry to Thailand

A former student leader of Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy movement has been denied entry to Thailand, in a move by the Bangkok military junta that is widely believed to be at the request of Beijing.

▽Lenovo Is Reportedly in Talks to Take Over Fujitsu's PC business

China’s Lenovo Group is in talks to bring Fujitsu’s personal computer business under its control, allowing the Japanese company to focus on IT services and other businesses, a source with direct knowledge of the talks said.

▽Japan to host World Robot Summit in 2020 ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

The robot Olympics are coming to Japan in 2020, the same year that the eyes of the world will be on the summer Olympics in Tokyo... The exact date and location of the event has yet to be determined, with the ministry now inviting bids from cities across Japan, which is famed for its robot technology.

▽Can’t Hear in Noisy Places? It’s a Real Medical Condition - WSJ

Now there’s growing evidence that the causes of problems processing speech amid noise are different than the causes of problems hearing sound. Scientists believe exposure to loud noises can erode the brain’s ability to listen selectively and decode words, without causing traditional hearing damage. Difficulty understanding speech amid noise can set in long before traditional hearing loss.