BMW shows off color-changing car at CES 2022, E3 announces all-virtual show (again)

Speaker 1: This is CNET and here are the stories that matter right now, BMW generated some serious buzz at CES 2022 with its IX flow, a prototype vehicle with a special wrap that can change color. The wrap harnesses, the power of electro for technology found in E Inc, and can quickly between gray scale tones. BMW says shifting from light to dark can reduce the amount of heating or cooling needed to condition a car on hot or cold [00:00:30] days. But didn't indicate if the ePaper wrap would ever make its way to the mass market. A report from chain analysis says cryptocurrency crime hit an all time high in 2021 when it comes to total value, but that illicit activity hit an all time low as a share of all crypto activity. Cryptocurrency based crime brought in about 14 billion to I elicit addresses last year. Cryptocurrency stolen from people in scams rose by more than 80% [00:01:00] in 20 21, 7 0.8 billion with a large percentage of that amount coming from illegitimate cryptocurrencies and finally video game convention, E three is officially remaining virtual in 2022. The entertainment software association, which puts on the gaming event confirmed in a statement that the show will again be E online only citing the ongoing pandemic and concerns for the safety of exhibitors and attendees E three joins the Sundance [00:01:30] film festival and the Grammy's as other major industry events that have changed their plans due to the recent surge of COVID cases across the us stamp to date with the latest by visiting CNET.