Think, Thought, Imagine: Daily tech, media & more (2/5/16)
Quick News (read the headlines and you’re done)
Jessica Alba’s Honest Co. Is Working With Banks on an IPO [reminder: Honest started with diapers and now sells a range of bath / baby / body products] – Bloomberg
Amazon Alexa Can Now Order An Uber From Your Echo Speaker Or Fire TV [after activating the feature in your Alexa app, simply say “Alexa, order me an Uber”] – Tech Crunch
Apple is now selling View-Master's iPhone VR headset [not a huge deal, it’s a $30 “VR Viewer,” essentially a souped-up Google cardboard. But notable. Because Apple] – The Verge
Please Explain (someone's gotta do it)
The Rich Are Already Using Robo-Advisers, and That Scares Banks [people are now investing serious amounts of money with algorithmic / automated wealth management tools like Betterment and Wealthfront. These tools often charge less than traditional wealth advisory services provided by the likes of Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley] – Bloomberg
How to Watch the Super Bowl When You Don’t Have Cable [this is the second time the game will be streamed for free, but the first time it'll be available on a broader set of devices, including on the CBS app on Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Xbox One and Amazon Fire] – NY Times
Look, Listen (and, uh, learn?)
Listen: a16z Podcast: How to Be Original and Make Big Ideas Happen
Culture (more)
Forward Tinkering: Colleges Make Room for Maker Spaces – NY Times
Great Reads (why settle for good?)
How India Pierced Facebook’s Free Internet Program – Backchannel
Epic Country-Level A/B Test Proves Open Is Better Than Closed – Backchannel
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Candy Crush Jelly Saga
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Trailers
Miles Ahead [Don Cheadle plays Miles Davis]
Zoolander No. 2 [starring Ben Stiller, Penelope Cruz and Owen Wilson]
The Driftless Area [Zooey Deschanel and Anton Yelchin in a supernatural crime drama]
Get A Job [Miles Teller and Anna Kendrick hunt for jobs as recent college grads…ya know, a “millennial” movie]
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Johnny Manziel – Judge granted a restraining order against the football player. Filed by his former girlfriend.
Crane Collapse Nyc – A massive crane collapsed in NYC today. 1 dead, 3 injured.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies – Now playing.
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