Around the Web 1.15.09: A digital president, an iCOO and a new round of layoffs

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-- Barack Obama’s presidential portrait is the first to be captured using a digital camera. NetworkWorld via Slashdot

-- Meet Apple’s iCOO, Tim Cook, who will be filling in for Steve Jobs while the iCEO is on leave. Wired

-- Autodesk says bye-bye to 750 jobs, or 10% of its workforce. Does Carol Bartz’s departure count as one job? CNet

-- Yahoo adds deep links and Wikipedia images to search results. TechCrunch

-- PC and laptop sales stalled in 2008 after nearly seven years of growth, IDC says. ArsTechnica

-- Britain’s attempts to limit child molesters from accessing porn runs into snags. Techdirt

-- For a microdose of Facebook humor, check out this parody. The Onion

-- Boxee makes a big splash at CES. BoingBoing

-- Tesla Motors, maker of the Roadster electric sports car, will power up lithium-Ion batteries for other cars. NYT

-- Carl’s Jr. pulls a promotion after its online coupon got supersized by the Web. Wired

-- Alex Pham