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A Small Breather for Tech Stocks | These days, a good day is when not every tech stock ends in the red.

In-Flight Wi-Fi Prices Jump as Demand Surges | Gogo, the top provider of in-flight Wi-Fi, says high demand and reliance on old technology have driven it to double peak prices in the last three years.

The Upside of a Downturn in Silicon Valley | Venture capitalists may actually welcome some of the consequences of leaner times, which could lower costs, decrease competition and toughen up start-ups.

How High Schoolers Spent Their Summer: Online, Taking More Courses | Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, intended as college-level work for anyone, are popping up on college applications, a sign of curiosity and, possibly, résumé packing.

A 21st-Century Migrant’s Essentials: Food, Shelter, Smartphone | For the tens of thousands of migrants flooding into Europe, smartphone maps, global positioning apps, social media and WhatsApp have become essential tools.

New York City and Verizon Battle Over FiOS Service | The company says it met its promise to have fiber-optic cable for FiOS pass all three million homes in the city by the end of last year. The city’s response: not even close.

7 Charged With Promoting Prostitution by Working on Rentboy.com, an Escort Website | Lawyers for some of the defendants, including Jeffrey Hurant, the chief executive, said outside federal court in Brooklyn that the arrests raised First Amendment issues.

Zip-a-Dee-Doo-#&$! | A mobile app turned voice recordings into 3-D animated videos. Americans were determined to put a twisted spin on them.

Alibaba’s Stock Still Looks Expensive | Growth worries have afflicted all technology stocks and Chinese ones in particular. But Alibaba’s core e-commerce business is still highly valued compared with its rivals.