Thu. 05/20 – Hello F-150 Lightning; Goodbye IE; Hello Again, RSS…

The newly announced electric F-150 is maybe the biggest EV effort since the launch of Tesla. Google is launching its first ever retail store. Internet Explorer is finally going to that great recycle bin in the sky. But could Google be breathing new life into RSS feeds in web browsers?

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Links:

• Ford’s Electric F-150 Pickup Aims to Be the Model T of E.V.s (New York Times)
• Ford unveils the F-150 Lightning, its all-electric pickup truck that will start under $40,000 (Tech Crunch)
• 'I'm not very social': ByteDance founder to hand CEO reins to college roommate (Reuters)
• Google is opening its first physical retail store this summer in NYC (The Verge)
• Apple cites 'significant' malware on Mac while defending iOS App Store in Fortnite trial (CNet)
• Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer in 2022 (The Verge)
• Chrome testing RSS-powered ‘Follow’ button & feed that keeps the Google Reader dream alive (9to5 Google)