Top Stories of the Day // May 26, 2016

Snapchat raised $1.8B in a Series F round; leaked deck reveals revenues, user numbers | Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur | For Peter Thiel, revenge on Gawker may have been a dish best served cold | SpaceX continues ambitious launch schedule with next mission, fifth one this year | Thiel says he decided several years ago to try to cripple Gawker | Pokémon GO launches into beta in the U.S. | Sony’s PlayStation 4 races past 40M sales |

DAILY THURSDAY, MAY 26 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Ingrid Lunden, Katie Roof Snapchat raised $1.8B in a Series F round; leaked deck reveals revenues, user numbers Earlier this week, we reported that the messaging app startup Snapchat was raising more money. Now we have more updates for you. An SEC filing has been... Read More… Josh Constine Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur Reddit never let you upload images, until now. That could dismantle Reddit’s informal alliance with image-sharing community Imgur. That’s where... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Inside PlayStation's Magic Lab – Games, VR and beyond at Lions Innovation With the upcoming release of PlayStation VR, the PlayStation Magic Lab discuss how VR will unleash new creative possibilities. Learn More… Connie Loizos For Peter Thiel, revenge on Gawker may have been a dish best served cold According to a Forbes report published last night, billionaire investor Peter Thiel has been quietly funding the case that Hulk Hogan (whose real name... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Xiaomi Unveils Their Drone Microsoft lays off 1,850 people, Slack hits 3 million monthy users, Book makes your music sound like its in suround sound, Xiaomi unveils their drone and Pokemon Go launches into Beta all this on Crunch Report. Watch Now Emily Calandrelli SpaceX continues ambitious launch schedule with next mission, fifth one this year Less than a month after their last successful mission, SpaceX is back at it. Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 5:40pm EDT tomorrow... Read More… Connie Loizos Thiel says he decided several years ago to try to cripple Gawker Earlier today, we speculated that billionaire Peter Thiel may have secretly financed a lawsuit to put Gawker Media out of business owing to a series of... Read More… Sarah Perez Pokémon GO launches into beta in the U.S. Niantic Labs, the game maker that was spun out of Google last year following Google’s move to Alphabet, announced today that its new title Pokémon GO... Read More… Jon Russell Sony’s PlayStation 4 races past 40M sales Sony continues to impress with the PS4 after the games console passed 40 million sales to date. Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Growth Associate, Community & Events at Hometeam (New York, NY, United States) Startup Battlefield Manager at TechCrunch (San Francisco, CA, United States) Software Developer, TechCrunch at TechCrunch (San Francisco, CA, United States) Production Assistant at ONE Campaign (Washington, D.C., DC, United States) UX Designer at Quid (San Francisco, CA, United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2016 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service