Duke
Coverage of Duke in the Nexus archive.
- We're childhood friends who scaled our startup to $13M by age 21. Dropping out of college was the right move — if anything, we did it too late.
Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan, childhood friends and AI startup founders, generated over $13 million in revenue by age 21 after dropping out of Northwestern University and Duke, respectively. Their AI learning tool app, launched in 2024, grew to $500,000 monthly revenue by March 2025, prompting them to go full-time with the venture.
- Could this simply be another ploy for the Duke to get his way? A.N. Wilson
The article questions whether a Duke's actions might be a strategic maneuver to achieve his goals, as analyzed by A.N. Wilson.
- Exclusive: Codex agents are inching into the mainstream
Codex, OpenAI's agentic coding platform, is gaining mainstream traction as usage shifts from chat-based AI to delegated work. A report by OpenAI, Columbia, Duke, and the University of Pennsylvania reveals 99.8% of OpenAI employees use Codex for most output tokens, with organizations and individuals showing rising adoption. Non-developers are the fastest-growing user group, and agents now handle tasks like managing calendars, files, and scripts.
- Trump nominee defends college cartoon of Jewish student with devil horns
A Trump nominee for general counsel of an agency overseeing federal workers' labor rights defended a 1996 cartoon depicting a Jewish student with devil horns, claiming it referenced the University of North Carolina's rivalry with Duke. The nominee denied the cartoon was antisemitic.
- Anti-tethering bill for companion animals advances in NC House, but its future is uncertain
A bill establishing minimum care standards for domestic dogs and cats, named after a dog found chained with a dead companion, passed the North Carolina House Judiciary Committee but faces an uncertain future. The bill prohibits tethering in extreme weather and includes exceptions for hunting/shepherding dogs, though some groups argue it's ambiguous.
- These Wall Streeters didn't go to target schools. A $7,000 course helped them reach the big leagues.
Non-target school students are using Wall Street Oasis, a $7,000 course platform, to break into Wall Street careers. The platform offers financial modeling courses, mock interviews, and a network of 3,000 mentors, with 88% of students completing 90% of courses securing jobs within 12 months. A Georgia State University student used it to land an internship at Wells Fargo.
- Duke declares war on Wills' pal over wind turbine plans: RICHARD EDEN
Duke is opposing a friend of Wills over proposed wind turbine plans. The conflict is highlighted in an article by Richard Eden.