OpenAlex is considering adding a novelty score to its platform based on a winning approach from the Metascience Novelty Indicators Challenge. The Jülich team's method uses large language models to analyze papers and their citations to assess novelty at publication time, providing scores, confidence intervals, and written justifications. The score aims to fill a gap where citation counts measure usefulness but not newness, though the team emphasizes it should support rather than replace human judgment.
Government bond yields are rising globally, with the U.S. 10-year Treasury reaching 5.04% in September 2026—its highest since 2007—while South Korea and Japan have seen even steeper increases. Higher yields raise borrowing costs for mortgages, corporate debt, and government refinancing, and push investors toward bonds over equities.
Senior Product Manager position for a market and trend analysis platform in Frankfurt, Germany. The role involves driving strategic roadmap, managing cross-functional teams, and prioritizing features for retail category management and market research applications. Requires product management experience, data analysis skills, and fluent German and English.
Zebec and AllUnity launched Europe's first onchain employee benefits program using EURAU stablecoin on Stellar, enabling automated, low-cost workforce disbursements in Germany. The deployment signals potential expansion beyond payroll into enterprise payments and public benefits infrastructure, building on Stellar's existing precedent with Marshall Islands government UBI.
A collection of X posts from September 16, 2026 discussing DeFi trends, including Hyperliquid's $25.1B RWA trading volume, Germany's healthcare preparedness for potential NATO conflict, cryptocurrency scams, and Flare Networks' DeFi initiatives for XRP.