infotainment

plural infotainments

1. countableuncountableA form of programming (cinematic, television, live action, etc.) that provides both information and entertainment, consisting of mostly celebrity news and human drama.First known use 1982

   Synonyms: soft news

2. countableuncountableInformation and/or entertainment facilities.

   Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States.

   2024 January 26, Brian Fung, “The NSA buys Americans’ internet data, newly released documents show”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2025

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   Unsurprisingly, more people are choosing not to use their car’s native infotainment controls. Only 56 percent of owners prefer to use their vehicle’s built-in system to play audio, down from 70 percent in 2020, JD Power found. Less than half of owners said they like using their car’s native controls for navigation, voice recognition, or to make phone calls.

   2023 July 20, Andrew J. Hawkins, “People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2023