Re/code Daily - Here's Why Today's Jobs Report Really Matters

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•	The Federal Reserve raised interest rates in December, and chairwoman Janet Yellen indicated that she wanted to continue tightening credit in 2016. But the stock market has gotten weaker since then, and Wall Street (including one analyst we talked to this week) thinks that raising interest rates again would be a really bad idea. The employment number in today's jobs report will be a key factor in what Yellen decides to do next; if they're bad enough, the Fed might not raise rates. [Howard Schneider and Jason Lange \| Reuters]
•	In 2016, even with the Super Bowl available on Apple TV, watching live sports over the web really sucks. That's because streaming sports is hard, though the quality has gotten much better over time. If you plan to stream the Super Bowl (or any other sporting event) here's how to make the most of it: Have broadband Internet, use a cable or really strong WiFi and make sure your neighbors aren't "borrowing" your WiFi. Better yet, at least ask them to watch it with you so you're using the same broadband connection. [Peter Kafka \| Re/code]
•	On the latest episode of "Too Embarrassed to Ask", Lauren Goode and Kara Swisher talk about the Fitbit Alta, and whether it's really a wearable that's worth wearing every day. In the second part of the show, they talk with Mark Bergen about Google and the major bet it's making on artificial intelligence. [Eric Johnson \| Re/code]
•	LinkedIn beat quarterly estimates but issued a weak 2016 revenue guidance yesterday, which then caused its stock to fall by more than 30 percent. [Noah Kulwin \| Re/code]
•	Here is how desperate people are to get a chunk of Uber: Investors are putting money into a Morgan Stanley fund that will specifically invest in Uber (instead of putting money in the company outright) which means these investors don't directly get any actual equity or normal investor protections. [Leslie Picker and Peter Eavis \| The New York Times]