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Hangzhou Post-95s Young Man Acquires Silicon Valley Castle for 500 Million Yuan

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Jimmy Ba, a co-founder of xAI, announced his departure from the company in February 2026, one day after Tony Wu's resignation.

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Where did all the co-founders of Elon Musk's xAI go after leaving the company? Some started their own businesses, others switched to new jobs. In contrast, Tony Wu (Wu Yuhuai) is very pragmatic and down-to-earth: Bought a mansion in Silicon Valley. Yes, you read that right, he is the post-95s generation from Hangzhou who appeared on stage arm in arm with Elon Musk at the Grok 3 launch event last year. At the age of 31, he just spent a whopping 500 million yuan on a huge luxury house in the Bay Area... The life of a protagonist in a wish-fulfilling novel is as easy as pie for him! What exactly is the story behind this? Recently, the most high-value luxury home transaction in the San Francisco Bay Area so far this year was completed. Media traced related clues and found that the buyer points to Wu Yuhuai, a co-founder of xAI and "a young man engaged in the AI industry". Last year, he just bought a top-tier residence for 12 million US dollars (equivalent to about 80 million yuan). Wow, he is even playing the real-life "Monopoly" tech edition. The transaction price is soaring just like SpaceX rockets. This historic largest IPO completed after xAI's integration brought him huge profits! The newly purchased manor is located in Hillsborough, the traditional wealthy district of Silicon Valley, covering an area of about 12 acres, with the main house spanning about 12,000 square...

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One day later, his mentor Jimmy Ba also announced his departure one after another.

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