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TV

Silicon Valley

The newest season of HBO's Emmy-winning series Silicon Valley, its fourth, gives viewers an inside look at the high-tech startup industry in the United States. Partially inspired by co-creator Mike Judge's experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer, the show tracks the life of the programmer Richard and his tech-savvy friends who build "Pied Piper", a compression platform. As they attempt to hit it big, they face various obstacles, from bigger corporations looking to steal their idea to various shifts in the executive ranks of the company.