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Richard (Thomas Middleditch), left, reveals that he’s found a strange issue with Pied Piper’s technology to Jared (Zach Woods), Monica (Amanda Crew) and Dinesh (Kumail Nanjiani). HBO photo.
HBO's Silicon Valley

‘Silicon Valley’ cracks its last jokes; series mirrored reality, got the details right — Season 6, Episode 7

December 9, 2019 1:33 am

BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor “Silicon Valley” didn’t go out with a bang. Instead, it wrapped everything up like a present. Loose ends were tied up, an ending […]

From left, Jared (Zach Woods), Richard (Thomas Middleditch), Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) and Dinesh (Kumail Nanjiani) at RussFest in Nevada. HBO photo.
HBO's Silicon Valley

AI can get you hamburgers, thousands of them if you’re not careful — ‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 6, Episode 6

December 2, 2019 1:21 am

BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor Machine learning and artificial intelligence are the hottest areas of tech right now, and there are whole institutes, publications and forums devoted to […]

HBO's Silicon Valley

Programmers try clumsy power plays on ‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 6, Episode 4

November 18, 2019 1:00 am

BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor In last night’s episode of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” plot took a backseat while power plays took the stage. Weird, awkward power plays among […]

The HBO parody of local tech culture, “Silicon Valley” began its sixth and final season Sunday night (Oct. 27). Striking a pose very much like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Pied Piper founder Richard (Thomas Middleditch) appears before Congress in this episode. Photo courtesy of HBO.
HBO's Silicon Valley

‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 6, Episode 1 — ‘Don’t be evil’ 2.0

October 28, 2019 1:31 am

BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor I guess you know you’ve made it in tech when you find yourself testifying before Congress. When we last left HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” […]

Monica (Amanda Crew) and Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) start off sparring with one another but end the episode bonding over whiskey and shared skepticism. HBO photo.
HBO's Silicon Valley

‘Silicon Valley,” Season 5, Episode 8 — Season ends with a surprise

May 14, 2018 1:20 am

Editor’s note: Spoiler alert! BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor Don’t let that happy ending fool you. It’s as ominous as could be. As the end credits rolled last […]

Big Head (Josh Brener), Richard (Thomas Middleditch) and Jared (Zach Woods) stare at Fiona. HBO photo.
HBO's Silicon Valley

‘Silicon Valley,” Season 5, Episode 6 — A tale of two robots, one AI and the other a VC

April 29, 2018 10:32 pm

BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor It turns out HBO’s “Silicon Valley” wasn’t done skewering our dreams and fears about AI — tonight’s (April 29) episode, “Artificial Emotional Intelligence,” […]

HBO's Silicon Valley

‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 5, Episode 3 — Richard’s romance and a taste of Radical Candor

April 9, 2018 12:13 am

BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor He meets someone glamorous and sophisticated. Sparks fly. There’s a date at a restaurant, a midnight meetup. OK, the object of intrigue is […]

HBO's Silicon Valley

Review of Season 5, Episode 2 of ‘Silicon Valley’ — Good coders aren’t necessarily great leaders

April 2, 2018 12:01 am

BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Contributing Editor The central problem that runs through HBO’s “Silicon Valley” has been the fact that Pied Piper founder Richard (Thomas Middleditch) is a brilliant […]

The opening sequence of Sunday’s episode of “Silicon Valley” showed the usual cartoonish collection of local corporate buildings belonging to Oracle, HP, Intel, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Look carefully at the Facebook headquarters. Facebook is under intense scrutiny over its role in Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
HBO's Silicon Valley

Season 5 of “Silicon Valley” — A slice of life in the Valley

March 27, 2018 1:15 am

Editor’s note: HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” which expertly skewers our local tech culture, is back for another season. Each week, the Post’s Jamie Morrow will review and comment on this series […]

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