The creators of HBO’s Silicon Valley could have glossed over the breakthrough technology behind fictional start-up Pied Piper, but they didn’t. Instead, they made it a central part of the show’s plot, and it’s paid off in spades. The show’s writers...

The creators of HBO’s Silicon Valley could have glossed over the breakthrough technology behind fictional start-up Pied Piper, but they didn’t. Instead, they made it a central part of the show’s plot, and it’s paid off in spades. The show’s writers...