ars technica Tuesday January 13, 2026
A Virginia startup calling itself “Operation Bluebird” has filed a formal petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office, asking the federal agency to cancel X Corporation’s trademarks of the words “Twitter” and “tweet” since X has allegedly abandoned them. If successful, two leaders of the group tell Ars Technica, Operation Bluebird would launch a social network under the name Twitter.new. (Twitter.new has created a working prototype and is already inviting users to reserve handles.) Read the full Story >>
NBC News Tuesday January 13, 2026
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has replaced a photo of President Donald Trump seen in the gallery’s “America’s Presidents” exhibition, as well as altering a caption that accompanied it — erasing mentions of Trump’s two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. A spokesperson for the Smithsonian confirmed by email Sunday that the museum was displaying a new photograph taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok. It replaced a portrait of Trump that was taken by photographer Matt McClain, notes NBC News. Read the full Story >>
9 To 5 Mac Tuesday January 13, 2026
You can now shoot video from the VSCO Capture app, and, notes 9 to 5 Mac, apply more than 50 VSCO filter presets as you’re doing it. Video recording in VSCO Capture comes with some caveats, adds PetaPixel: It does not offer the same effects options or manual control as the app for still image capture, and that resolution is capped at 1080p. In addition to the new video capture feature VSCO Camera is introducing a new filter for photos: Film Grain. With it, you can dynamically control texture with settings such as Strength, Size, and Colors, reports 9 to 5 Mac. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday January 13, 2026
Over the past few decades, there has been increasing public awareness that art--along with sleep, good nutrition, and exercise--may play a role in promoting physical and mental health. And now an
initiative launched by the World Health Organization (WHO), Jameel Arts & Health Lab, and medical journal The Lancet is providing scientific evidence for the idea. The first article in the Lancet
Global Health … Read the full Story >>
