Berkshire Hathaway reveals 'Google secret' in Warren Buffett's final weeks as CEO
Berkshire Hathaway has revealed a ' Google secret' about Warren Buffet. As revealed by the company, CEO Warren Buffett has quietly taken a multibillion-dollar stake in Alphabet , the parent company of Google, just weeks before the end of his tenure as a CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. The $4.3 billion investment, disclosed in a recent regulatory filing, marks a rare foray into a tech giant long admired but never owned by the legendary investor.
Berkshire Hathaway reveals the ‘Google secret'
In the regulatory filling, Berkshire Hathaway revealed that it purchased 17.8 million shares of Alphabet in the third quarter. making it one of the firm’s most significant new investments in recent years. As of September 30, the stake was valued at $4.3 billion, according to the filing.
Google-parent Alphabet has a market capitalisation of $3.4 trillion and the company has been a key player in the ongoing AI-driven stock market rally. The shares of the have surged from 46% year-to-date. This growth has been fuelled by the company’s core businesses which includes Google Search, YouTube, and Waymo and its expanding role as a hyperscaler in the AI infrastructure race.
A long-awaited move
95-year old Warren Buffet has a history of avoiding tech stocks , citing a preference for industries within his “circle of competence,” such as insurance, banking, and consumer goods. However, he has publicly expressed regret over missing out on Google in the past, once admitting, “we blew it.”
While it’s unclear whether Buffett personally initiated the Alphabet purchase, it’s widely believed that Todd Combs or Ted Weschler, the investment managers he handpicked, may have led the decision—potentially signaling the investment philosophy of Berkshire’s next generation of leadership.
Warren Buffet's 'final thoughts' in the 8-page farewell letter
Recently, Warren Buffet shared a last letter as Berkshire Hathaway CEO before Berkshire vice chair Greg Abel takes over as CEO, starting on January 1, 2026.
Warren Buffet's 8-page-long letter to shareholders talks about a number of things including his children, successor, age and more. Here are the final thoughts penned by him in the letter:
One perhaps self-serving observation. I’m happy to say I feel better about the second half of my life than the first. My advice: Don’t beat yourself up over past mistakes – learn at least a little from them and move on. It is never too late to improve. Get the right heroes and copy them. You can start with Tom Murphy; he was the best.
Remember Alfred Nobel, later of Nobel Prize fame, who – reportedly – read his own obituary that was mistakenly printed when his brother died and a newspaper got mixed up. He was horrified at what he read and realized he should change his behavior.
Don’t count on a newsroom mix-up: Decide what you would like your obituary to say and live the life to deserve it. Greatness does not come about through accumulating great amounts of money, great amounts of publicity or great power in government. When you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world. Kindness is costless but also priceless. Whether you are religious or not, it’s hard to beat The Golden Rule as a guide to behavior.
I write this as one who has been thoughtless countless times and made many mistakes but also became very lucky in learning from some wonderful friends how to behave better (still a long way from perfect, however). Keep in mind that the cleaning lady is as much a human being as the Chairman.
Berkshire Hathaway reveals the ‘Google secret'
In the regulatory filling, Berkshire Hathaway revealed that it purchased 17.8 million shares of Alphabet in the third quarter. making it one of the firm’s most significant new investments in recent years. As of September 30, the stake was valued at $4.3 billion, according to the filing.
Google-parent Alphabet has a market capitalisation of $3.4 trillion and the company has been a key player in the ongoing AI-driven stock market rally. The shares of the have surged from 46% year-to-date. This growth has been fuelled by the company’s core businesses which includes Google Search, YouTube, and Waymo and its expanding role as a hyperscaler in the AI infrastructure race.
A long-awaited move
95-year old Warren Buffet has a history of avoiding tech stocks , citing a preference for industries within his “circle of competence,” such as insurance, banking, and consumer goods. However, he has publicly expressed regret over missing out on Google in the past, once admitting, “we blew it.”
While it’s unclear whether Buffett personally initiated the Alphabet purchase, it’s widely believed that Todd Combs or Ted Weschler, the investment managers he handpicked, may have led the decision—potentially signaling the investment philosophy of Berkshire’s next generation of leadership.
Warren Buffet's 'final thoughts' in the 8-page farewell letter
Recently, Warren Buffet shared a last letter as Berkshire Hathaway CEO before Berkshire vice chair Greg Abel takes over as CEO, starting on January 1, 2026.
Warren Buffet's 8-page-long letter to shareholders talks about a number of things including his children, successor, age and more. Here are the final thoughts penned by him in the letter:
One perhaps self-serving observation. I’m happy to say I feel better about the second half of my life than the first. My advice: Don’t beat yourself up over past mistakes – learn at least a little from them and move on. It is never too late to improve. Get the right heroes and copy them. You can start with Tom Murphy; he was the best.
Remember Alfred Nobel, later of Nobel Prize fame, who – reportedly – read his own obituary that was mistakenly printed when his brother died and a newspaper got mixed up. He was horrified at what he read and realized he should change his behavior.
Don’t count on a newsroom mix-up: Decide what you would like your obituary to say and live the life to deserve it. Greatness does not come about through accumulating great amounts of money, great amounts of publicity or great power in government. When you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world. Kindness is costless but also priceless. Whether you are religious or not, it’s hard to beat The Golden Rule as a guide to behavior.
I write this as one who has been thoughtless countless times and made many mistakes but also became very lucky in learning from some wonderful friends how to behave better (still a long way from perfect, however). Keep in mind that the cleaning lady is as much a human being as the Chairman.
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