Updates to its products.

Jane king is at the nasdaq with those stories and more in today's tech report.

Google held its i/o keynote tuesday, where it unveiled a new cheaper pixel, more details around android q, and a new smart home device called the nest hub max among other announcements.

The company also detailed its upcoming ai projects and revealed a faster, smarter version of the google assistant.

Google unveiled the long-rumored pixel 3a during the event, which is a cheaper version of its flagship smartphone that starts at $399.

* * * * * lyft is partnering with waymo to launch robo-taxis in arizona.

The cars are fully autonomous, according to waymo, but they'll still employ safety drivers to take over if there are any hiccups during rides.

* * * * don't look now but bitcoin has soared 60 percent this year.

The cryptocurrency is still far from its all-time highs of just under $20,000, which it hit in december 2017.

Crypto investors increasingly believe bitcoin is now becoming a legitimate investment for people looking to hedge the risk of currency and interest rate fluctuations.

* * * * sp rint lost 189,000 of its most lucrative phone connections in the first three months of the year, the steepest such decline since at least late 2015.

Ironically, the losses may help sprint as it seeks to merge with tmobile.

It's arguing that it needs the merger to stay in business.

* * * from the nasdaq marketsite in times square, i'm jane king