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MBMC IdeaX 2026 is a national technology hackathon organized by Madan Bhandari Memorial College in Kathmandu, Nepal. Registration opened on 28th Shrawan 2083 (13th Aug) and closes on 16th Bhadra (1st Sept). The Online Round runs from 21st–28th Bhadra (6th–13th Sept), followed by the Final On-Site Hackathon Event from 16th–18th Ashoj (2nd–4th Oct). Participants will develop innovative technology solutions across five problem tracks: Climate Change, Resilience & Sustainability; Tourism; E-Governance & Smart Public Services; Smart Urban Transport & Road Safety; and FinTech & Digital Financial Innovation. Visit: https://ideax.mbmc.edu.np/ for more details and registration.

How do you usually build a login page in an application? The first project Imagine you are working on a project that needs a login page. Let's call it Aurora (Project A). The login page is the entry point to the application. Users who have access can log in to the application with the permissions they have. We are not going to talk about the details of the login method yet, such as email + password, username + password, phone + password, social login, magic link, or others. Let's say we use email + password for this example. For this, we usually need user data for the application, for example a users table in the database. If we use email and password as the login method, the users table would at least need email and password columns. Of course, the password should be hashed. After the application is developed, users can log in using the email and password registered in the database. During development, we can simply inject user data directly into the database. Adding one or two users manually is still fine. If we need more users, we can create a database script to insert them. Then another requirement appears. We need to manage users directly from the application. Previously, user data could only be accessed directly from the database. Now the application needs to show a list of users, user details, and provide features to create, update, and delete users. We need to build several new pages for this user management feature. Eventually, the feature is completed. Now you can add users whenever you want, and they can immediately use their account to log in to Aurora. At this point, the user requirements for Aurora might be enough. The second project Then you have another project that also needs a login page. Let's call it Borealis (Project B). This is a different project from Aurora, but the login works in a similar way. Since you already built the login feature in the previous project, you can duplicate the existing code into Project B, including the user management

Justin Blinder had just been laid off when he first came up with the idea for Ground Truth. It was 2020, two weeks before covid lockdown went into effect, and the Brooklyn-based artist and technologist had no idea what the future would hold. He started working for the food delivery apps, and as he was […]

Cheater, I'd grumble between huffs as yet another e-bike rider casually skittered past me on a steep ascent. It's this purist attitude that, for years, has left me blind to one simple fact: electric mountain bikes are fun! My attitude adjustment came a few weeks ago, the very first time I rode an Amflow PX […]

Imagine an e-bike motor that lets you select your preferred pedaling cadence and then automatically adjusts the gears to keep your legs spinning at that exact speed, no matter how steep the hill gets - all without a fragile derailleur or heavy multi-speed cassette to maintain. Prefer manual control? No problem, you can have as […]

I've seen lots of so-called "smart" bike locks over the years, but none so far could justify the added cost. A newcomer that got its start securing ATMs for banks is trying to change that. There's nothing wholly unique about the TMD Chain Lock, but the combination of materials, performance, and insurance-friendly ART-2 certification makes […]

I like the idea of a solar-powered electric bike, but I don't think anyone should buy the new Phosgo Go5 - not yet, anyway. This "world's first AI solar e-bike" promises to "eliminate range anxiety," and is sold by a new brand out of China hoping to make a big splash by selling direct-to-consumer through […]

Amflow, the e-bike brand spun out of DJI, just announced its TL series, a do-it-all "eSUV" suitable for both bikepacking adventures and dropping the kid at daycare on your cycle to work. The all-terrain TL series is built around Amflow's incredibly compact yet powerful Avinox M2 mid-drive motor. The Amflow TL Carbon offers 125Nm of […]

Block, Inc. describes migrating ~450 JVM repositories into a monorepo across Cash App and Square engineering to reduce dependency drift and coordination overhead. The system supports ~8,800 weekly builds with ~10 min p90 CI time. The approach improves cross-service changes, build visibility, and developer experience through dependency graph–based builds, selective CI, and custom IDE tooling. By Leela Kumili

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on e-bikes, power stations, and how to work anywhere, follow Thomas Ricker. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere as we […]