#720 – Hyper Growth and OpenClaw Interns

#720 – Hyper Growth and OpenClaw Interns

From The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast by Dave Jones & Chris Gammell

April 1, 2026 · 1h 1m

About this episode

Dave and Chris discuss Golioth's acquisition by Canonical, OpenClaw, and various industry changes.

Canonical (the makers of Ubuntu) acquired Golioth , meaning Chris is moving from a 12-person startup to an organization of over 1,200 people Dave found this chart of Canonical products on wikipedia to be useful An increase in professional travel from zero weeks to six weeks per year following the acquisition, including “sprints” in cities like London The naming convention for Ubuntu releases (Year.Month) and the importance of Long Term Support (LTS) versions for backporting security vulnerabilities Ubuntu Core’s role in embedded Linux devices, utilizing an immutable kernel and “snaps” for field update Dave believes he influenced the Emergency Situation Surcharge at DHL after asking why it is still happening Dave’s transition to a “Hipster Dave” persona, complete with a secondhand Mac and a goatee The implementation of OpenClaw , a scripting service that interfaces with LLMs to act as an “automated intern” for repetitive administrative tasks Chris really likes this video showing how to use OpenClaw Using OpenClaw to automate forum registration approvals to combat high volumes of bot activity The security implications of AI agents…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Jones, Chris Gammell

Topics covered

  • acquisition
  • technology
  • electronics
  • manufacturing
  • chips
  • internships

Keywords

  • Golioth
  • Canonical
  • OpenClaw
  • Arm
  • electronics
  • acquisition
  • technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Golioth, Canonical, Ubuntu, Arm

Products: OpenClaw

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