Elon Musk's banter with Robinhood CEO triggers stampede for Clubhouse app


‘We have a monkey with a wireless implant in their skull with tiny wires who can play video games with his mind,’ Musk told several thousand listeners in a Clubhouse chatroom. — AFP Relaxnews

A SURPRISE chat between tech billionaire Elon Musk and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on new audio-based social network Clubhouse has helped propel the app to the top of the startup charts and sparked a scramble for invitations to the exclusive service.

The interaction between the two entrepreneurs on the platform on Sunday came amid intense interest in news around Robinhood, the online brokerage caught up in a wild stockmarket battle between retail investors and big Wall Street funds.

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