Re/code Daily - Twitter Is About to Tinker With Your Timeline

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•	Twitter is contemplating changing the way its core timeline works. The Verge has seen screenshots of the new look Twitter has been testing, which re-orders tweets based on an algorithm. Hardcore Twitter users spent much of the weekend debating and complaining about the new look, but Twitter's problem isn't keeping hardcore users happy - it's finding new ones. [Casey Newton \| The Verge]
•	Google is experimenting with its own virtual reality headset that works with smartphones that run Android, a device that's something like its sequel to Google Cardboard. The headset is reportedly going on sale by the end of this year. [Tim Bradshaw \| The Financial Times]
•	SoFI, the lending startup that wants to refinance your student loans, had a commercial in the Super Bowl yesterday. On this week's episode of the "Re/code Decode" podcast, CEO Mike Cagney talks with Kara Swisher about the ad, and why consumers should go to his company instead of a bank. [Eric Johnson \| Re/code]
•	Even though there was some initial trouble with the CBS Sports app on Apple TVs, more people streamed the Super Bowl than ever before on Sunday. For context, NBC said that it averaged 800,000 viewers per minute during last year's game. If you didn't catch all of the commercials, here are some of the most talked about ads. [Peter Kafka \| Re/code]
•	For the last year or two, Silicon Valley has been hot on India, investing millions and millions of dollars in a market that some believe has even more startup potential than China. That tidal wave of VC cash is beginning to recede. Many Indian startups are struggling to raise more money, but some of the biggest ones (like Flipkart or Snapdeal) will likely weather the storm just fine. [Sean McLain \| The Wall Street Journal]