Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel said the conglomerate increased its Alphabet stake by $17 billion in Q2, bringing holdings to about 106 million shares worth roughly $36.6 billion and making Alphabet its third-largest equity position. Abel tied the purchase to visibility Berkshire has into AI benefits across its own operating companies and a view of Google as a significant AI player. The article also notes Goldman Sachs estimates global hyperscaler capex near $1 trillion for 2026, with the commonly cited $794 billion figure both understating global and overstating US investment. The move is a prominent value-oriented investor endorsement of AI monetization at the platform layer, relevant context for assessing institutional conviction in AI-related equities.
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