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Deutsche Telekom, Perplexity Team Up on AI Phone to Challenge Apple

The telecom giant is partnering with $9 billion Perplexity AI startup to debut a voice-first smartphone in 2026. CoinOtag

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XRP Defies Trump Slump as Major Cryptocurrencies Erase Post-Election Gains

As the Trump pump turns into a slump, Ripple’s XRP is the holdout, keeping the majority of its post-election gains as the other top five cryptocurrencies have lost most of theirs. On Nov. 4, one day before the Presidential election, XRP sat at $0.50. Today it sits at $2.46, up 392%. That’s down substantially from its $3.31 high on Jan. 17, according to CoinGecko, but it’s still a huge gain from its pre-election price. To continue reading this as well as other DeFi and Web3 news, visit us at thedefiant.io CoinOtag