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Warren Buffett Regretted Not Investing in Alphabet Earlier. New CEO Greg Abel Won't Have the Same Worry.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel makes his bet on which company will be a leader in AI.

Warren Buffett Regretted Not Investing in Alphabet Earlier. New CEO Greg Abel Won't Have the Same Worry.

Published August 2, 2026 · Category: Finance

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Even as one of the greatest investors of all time, Warren Buffett made mistakes and has regrets. One of those regrets involved Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), which may sound surprising, given that Buffett mostly shied away from tech investments.

Still, he said in an interview with CNBC that he had "made a mistake" by not investing in the tech giant sooner. Based on Greg Abel's moves thus far as the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB), however, he's making sure Berkshire won't miss out on any future gains from Alphabet.

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