HONG KONG, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Bayes Market, the prediction platform launched in June 2025, today announced a major upgrade designed to usher in a new era of economic intelligence. The upgrade enhances Bayes Market’s trading architecture, data integrity, and global event coverage, advancing its mission to turn uncertainty into actionable insight.

At the core of the update is the introduction of its native stablecoin — BYUSD, a unified value system that streamlines how users participate and engage with the platform. The new model simplifies transactions, ensures price transparency, and provides a consistent foundation for both trading and rewards. Existing users will be able to unlock their rewards through the BYUSD conversion process, further aligning platform growth with tangible user value.

Bayes Market has also transitioned to a central limit order book (CLOB) structure, bringing institutional-grade precision to the prediction market space. This upgrade improves price discovery, enhances liquidity, and supports a wider range of trading strategies. It provides professional traders and analysts with an advanced infrastructure for data-driven participation and more efficient capital deployment.

Despite these technical advances, Bayes Market’s core mission remains unchanged: hedge every uncertainty. The platform enables individuals, analysts, and institutions to interpret and price outcomes across economic, political, and social dimensions — transforming volatility into measurable understanding and insight.

This commitment is grounded in the team’s belief that prediction markets carry real economic and social value — not only as trading tools, but as systems that quantify expectations and make sense of uncertainty, revealing how societies think, adapt, and anticipate change.

Bayes Market has expanded beyond U.S.-centric events to include Asia-focused and regional markets, where shifts in policy, innovation, and capital flow increasingly shape global dynamics. By localizing events and capturing diverse market signals, Bayes Market ensures that prediction data reflects the realities driving global change. Connecting financial indicators, policy signals, and market sentiment, Bayes Market is building a live, data-driven model of how the world evolves — a framework for insight that transcends borders and disciplines.

Bayes Market’s upgrade reinforces its vision to move the industry forward — transforming prediction markets into essential infrastructure for economic understanding.

Planned three new hyperscale data centres and innovation hub with power secured

LONDON, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a leading global provider of AI, hyperscale, and large enterprise data centres, has announced that it has received committee approval (Resolution to Grant) from Hillingdon Council to expand its Hayes Digital Park campus in West London with three new hyperscale data centres and an Innovation Hub. The £2.5 billion investment will strengthen the UK’s digital infrastructure, support the government’s modern industrial strategy, and help drive the nation’s growing AI economy.

The three new hyperscale data centres, London 6, 7, & 8, will be powered using 100% renewable energy through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Power contracts for this development have been secured with National Grid and a high voltage supply is due to be delivered by October 2027. The expansion will add an additional 97MW to the available IT power at the Hayes Digital Park, taking the total capacity to 160MW. Construction is expected to start in mid-2026, with the first data centre (London 6) scheduled to go live in early 2029. Once operational, the new facilities will create over 500 permanent jobs, training more than 50 technical apprentices over a ten-year build programme.

In addition to the data centres, Colt DCS will develop an Innovation Hub in partnership with Brunel University, designed to serve as a community space and incubator for digital start-ups. The hub will promote economic synergy by co-locating light-industrial and digital innovation businesses, creating opportunities for collaboration, research, and skills development within an affordable workspace. Students from Brunel University will be encouraged to use the hub to develop entrepreneurial projects and technology-led ventures to support the digital economy.

AECOM has been appointed to develop the design proposals for the Innovation Hub. The facility aims to act as a base for innovation and community engagement, with flexible space for future industrial use, in line with planning policy for Strategic Industrial Land. It will also provide social value by hosting local events themed around culture, food, film, music, and literature.

The new development will also deliver a district heating network, using waste heat from the data centres to support local businesses, communities, and residential buildings. Under the planning permission, back-up generators will only be permitted to operate for a maximum of 15 hours per year, with the data centres powered directly from the national grid.

“This announcement marks another important milestone for the UK’s digital economy,” said Xavier Matagne, Chief Real Estate Officer at Colt DCS. “Data centres are a cornerstone of digital transformation. With this expansion, we can help power innovation, support the AI revolution, and contribute to the energy transition.”

“Our new campus in Hayes, including the Innovation Hub in partnership with Brunel University, will drive community value, from reusing heat for district heating to creating jobs, skills, and long-term investment. As one of the few operators capable of delivering new capacity in this area of London over the next decade, we’re proud to be helping power the UK’s future economy in a sustainable and inclusive way,” Matagne continued.

Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing and Growth, said: “Hillingdon is open for business, and we’re working closely with our business community, new and existing investors and partners to drive innovation and development in the right places.

“The innovation hub is an exciting new development that will help to foster economic growth. It will help to equip residents and smaller local businesses with the right skills, affordable workspaces, and opportunities to thrive.

“Hayes is playing a leading role in shaping London’s digital economy and infrastructure and it’s vital local people have more opportunities to experience the benefits.”

About Colt DCS

We design, build and operate data centres for global hyperscalers and large enterprises. Our global portfolio includes 13 operational data centres, with an additional 19 in development across 11 cities in the UK, Europe, and the APAC region. We enable our customers to effectively plan for the growth of their business while also providing them with peace of mind. We provide secure, resilient, well-connected infrastructure with planned future capacity growth potential. We have over 25 years of experience in the data centre industry, delivering on our vision of being the most trusted and customer-centric data centre operator in the market. We put the environment at the heart of everything we do by recognising this as a fundamental responsibility towards our planet. That’s why we’re taking ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability planning, Colt DCS has set comprehensive near-and long-term Science Based Targets to cut our emissions in line with the SBTi’s latest Net Zero Standard.

https://www.coltdatacentres.net 

Planned three new hyperscale data centres and innovation hub with power secured

LONDON, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a leading global provider of AI, hyperscale, and large enterprise data centres, has announced that it has received committee approval (Resolution to Grant) from Hillingdon Council to expand its Hayes Digital Park campus in West London with three new hyperscale data centres and an Innovation Hub. The £2.5 billion investment will strengthen the UK’s digital infrastructure, support the government’s modern industrial strategy, and help drive the nation’s growing AI economy.

The three new hyperscale data centres, London 6, 7, & 8, will be powered using 100% renewable energy through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Power contracts for this development have been secured with National Grid and a high voltage supply is due to be delivered by October 2027. The expansion will add an additional 97MW to the available IT power at the Hayes Digital Park, taking the total capacity to 160MW. Construction is expected to start in mid-2026, with the first data centre (London 6) scheduled to go live in early 2029. Once operational, the new facilities will create over 500 permanent jobs, training more than 50 technical apprentices over a ten-year build programme.

In addition to the data centres, Colt DCS will develop an Innovation Hub in partnership with Brunel University, designed to serve as a community space and incubator for digital start-ups. The hub will promote economic synergy by co-locating light-industrial and digital innovation businesses, creating opportunities for collaboration, research, and skills development within an affordable workspace. Students from Brunel University will be encouraged to use the hub to develop entrepreneurial projects and technology-led ventures to support the digital economy.

AECOM has been appointed to develop the design proposals for the Innovation Hub. The facility aims to act as a base for innovation and community engagement, with flexible space for future industrial use, in line with planning policy for Strategic Industrial Land. It will also provide social value by hosting local events themed around culture, food, film, music, and literature.

The new development will also deliver a district heating network, using waste heat from the data centres to support local businesses, communities, and residential buildings. Under the planning permission, back-up generators will only be permitted to operate for a maximum of 15 hours per year, with the data centres powered directly from the national grid.

“This announcement marks another important milestone for the UK’s digital economy,” said Xavier Matagne, Chief Real Estate Officer at Colt DCS. “Data centres are a cornerstone of digital transformation. With this expansion, we can help power innovation, support the AI revolution, and contribute to the energy transition.”

“Our new campus in Hayes, including the Innovation Hub in partnership with Brunel University, will drive community value, from reusing heat for district heating to creating jobs, skills, and long-term investment. As one of the few operators capable of delivering new capacity in this area of London over the next decade, we’re proud to be helping power the UK’s future economy in a sustainable and inclusive way,” Matagne continued.

Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing and Growth, said: “Hillingdon is open for business, and we’re working closely with our business community, new and existing investors and partners to drive innovation and development in the right places.

“The innovation hub is an exciting new development that will help to foster economic growth. It will help to equip residents and smaller local businesses with the right skills, affordable workspaces, and opportunities to thrive.

“Hayes is playing a leading role in shaping London’s digital economy and infrastructure and it’s vital local people have more opportunities to experience the benefits.”

About Colt DCS

We design, build and operate data centres for global hyperscalers and large enterprises. Our global portfolio includes 13 operational data centres, with an additional 19 in development across 11 cities in the UK, Europe, and the APAC region. We enable our customers to effectively plan for the growth of their business while also providing them with peace of mind. We provide secure, resilient, well-connected infrastructure with planned future capacity growth potential. We have over 25 years of experience in the data centre industry, delivering on our vision of being the most trusted and customer-centric data centre operator in the market. We put the environment at the heart of everything we do by recognising this as a fundamental responsibility towards our planet. That’s why we’re taking ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability planning, Colt DCS has set comprehensive near-and long-term Science Based Targets to cut our emissions in line with the SBTi’s latest Net Zero Standard.

https://www.coltdatacentres.net 

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Hong Kong takes Top Spot as Mainland China Surpasses India as Most-Represented System

LONDON, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — QS Quacquarelli Symonds today released the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2026, revealing a region expanding in scale, diversifying in quality, and accelerating in research and international engagement.

The University of Hong Kong rises to first place, overtaking Peking University (2nd). Nanyang Technological University climbs to joint third alongside the National University of Singapore. This year’s edition evaluates 1,500+ institutions across 25 higher-education systems, including 550+ new entrants—the ranking’s most extensive assessment to date.

Mainland China now leads representation with 395 ranked universities, surpassing India (294), followed by Japan (147) and South Korea (103). Hong Kong SAR records its strongest-ever showing, hosting five of Asia’s top ten universities.

Highlights

• India shines for research productivity and staff with PhD
• Malaysia is one of the most improved higher education systems in this edition.
• South Korea shows system-wide strength, matching China for the most top-20 positions; 12 of its 15 top-100 universities improve.
• Japan remains a benchmark for teaching quality and research impact, anchored by the University of Tokyo (26th).
• Taiwan sees seven of its top ten universities rise, led by National Taiwan University (23rd).
• Thailand drops out of the top 50 but records more universities rising than declining.
• Vietnam National University emerges as the nation’s top institution.
• The top ten Indonesian universities rise in both academic and employer reputation, strengthening the country’s regional influence.
• Pakistan, with 82 ranked universities, is Asia’s sixth most-represented higher-education system.
• The Philippines marks a milestone with 35 ranked universities, 11 more than the previous edition.
• Kazakhstan dominates Central Asia, boasting all three of the subregion’s top 100 universities while Uzbekistan’s top universities record exceptional rises.

Ben Sowter, Senior Vice President, QS, said:
 “Asia’s higher education story is one of diversity and dynamism. While systems such as China, South Korea, and Singapore are consolidating excellence, others—including Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam — are advancing rapidly despite structural and resource challenges. The region’s evolution reflects both its opportunity and its complexity.”

Planned three new hyperscale data centres and innovation hub with power secured

LONDON, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a leading global provider of AI, hyperscale, and large enterprise data centres, has announced that it has received committee approval (Resolution to Grant) from Hillingdon Council to expand its Hayes Digital Park campus in West London with three new hyperscale data centres and an Innovation Hub. The £2.5 billion investment will strengthen the UK’s digital infrastructure, support the government’s modern industrial strategy, and help drive the nation’s growing AI economy.

The three new hyperscale data centres, London 6, 7, & 8, will be powered using 100% renewable energy through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Power contracts for this development have been secured with National Grid and a high voltage supply is due to be delivered by October 2027. The expansion will add an additional 97MW to the available IT power at the Hayes Digital Park, taking the total capacity to 160MW. Construction is expected to start in mid-2026, with the first data centre (London 6) scheduled to go live in early 2029. Once operational, the new facilities will create over 500 permanent jobs, training more than 50 technical apprentices over a ten-year build programme.

In addition to the data centres, Colt DCS will develop an Innovation Hub in partnership with Brunel University, designed to serve as a community space and incubator for digital start-ups. The hub will promote economic synergy by co-locating light-industrial and digital innovation businesses, creating opportunities for collaboration, research, and skills development within an affordable workspace. Students from Brunel University will be encouraged to use the hub to develop entrepreneurial projects and technology-led ventures to support the digital economy.

AECOM has been appointed to develop the design proposals for the Innovation Hub. The facility aims to act as a base for innovation and community engagement, with flexible space for future industrial use, in line with planning policy for Strategic Industrial Land. It will also provide social value by hosting local events themed around culture, food, film, music, and literature.

The new development will also deliver a district heating network, using waste heat from the data centres to support local businesses, communities, and residential buildings. Under the planning permission, back-up generators will only be permitted to operate for a maximum of 15 hours per year, with the data centres powered directly from the national grid.

“This announcement marks another important milestone for the UK’s digital economy,” said Xavier Matagne, Chief Real Estate Officer at Colt DCS. “Data centres are a cornerstone of digital transformation. With this expansion, we can help power innovation, support the AI revolution, and contribute to the energy transition.”

“Our new campus in Hayes, including the Innovation Hub in partnership with Brunel University, will drive community value, from reusing heat for district heating to creating jobs, skills, and long-term investment. As one of the few operators capable of delivering new capacity in this area of London over the next decade, we’re proud to be helping power the UK’s future economy in a sustainable and inclusive way,” Matagne continued.

Cllr Steve Tuckwell, Hillingdon Council’s Cabinet Member for Planning, Housing and Growth, said: “Hillingdon is open for business, and we’re working closely with our business community, new and existing investors and partners to drive innovation and development in the right places.

“The innovation hub is an exciting new development that will help to foster economic growth. It will help to equip residents and smaller local businesses with the right skills, affordable workspaces, and opportunities to thrive.

“Hayes is playing a leading role in shaping London’s digital economy and infrastructure and it’s vital local people have more opportunities to experience the benefits.”

About Colt DCS

We design, build and operate data centres for global hyperscalers and large enterprises. Our global portfolio includes 13 operational data centres, with an additional 19 in development across 11 cities in the UK, Europe, and the APAC region. We enable our customers to effectively plan for the growth of their business while also providing them with peace of mind. We provide secure, resilient, well-connected infrastructure with planned future capacity growth potential. We have over 25 years of experience in the data centre industry, delivering on our vision of being the most trusted and customer-centric data centre operator in the market. We put the environment at the heart of everything we do by recognising this as a fundamental responsibility towards our planet. That’s why we’re taking ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability planning, Colt DCS has set comprehensive near-and long-term Science Based Targets to cut our emissions in line with the SBTi’s latest Net Zero Standard.

https://www.coltdatacentres.net 

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