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**EMPIST Tech Talk **
Your weekly dose of EMPIST Tech Talk has arrived. Dive into the latest tech news, marketing highlights, tech trivia, and more. Let’s get started!
#### The Weekly Tech News Update
Working from home just got easier! The latest Dell monitors have evolved with the needs of the remote workforce. Each of the new monitors is designed with a pop-up camera fully integrated with Teams for easy video accessibility. The new Dell computer monitors that include these updated video-conferencing features are the Dell 24, 27, and 34 models. Dell wanted to make these monitors affordable and easy to set up. [Read the full story \>\>](https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/05/dell-monitors-embrace-video-calls-with-pop-up-webcams-and-teams-buttons-built-in/)
#### The Weekly EMPIST Blog
**The Best 2020 Digital Marketing Trends **
What Did We Learn from 2020’s Digital Marketing Trends?
Everything changed in 2020, and that included our approach to digital marketing. Let’s look at some of the influential 2020 digital marketing trends and how they will impact strategies for 2021. Let’s get into it! [Read the blog \>\>](https://empist.com/the-best-2020-digital-marketing-trends/)
#### The Tech Talk Newsletter Tip
**From the EMPIST Help Desk **
Are you receiving spam text messages? Most call-blocking applications will also let you block unwanted text messages. If you visit [ctia.org](https://www.ctia.org/), you can find the right call-blocking app for your smartphone.
#### The Tech Talk Trivia
**Question: In the world of computing history, who was known as the “Dirty Dozen”?**
#### The Weekly Marketing Spotlight
Amazon is ready to expand its reach in the podcast industry with its recent purchase of the startup Wondery. Amazon plans to add Wondery’s popular podcast titles to Amazon Music. This, of course, is just the first step of many to bring on more creators and hosts to the Wondery podcast and continue to grow Amazon Music’s podcast selection. [Read the full story \>\>](https://www.marketingdive.com/news/amazon-signals-bigger-podcast-ambitions-with-wondery-buy/592737/)
***Trivia Answer: **The engineers that created the first IBM PC.***
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