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Berkshire CEO steps up $10 billion bet on Alphabet with two-track investment in AI and power infrastructure

Berkshire Hathaway is expanding its investment in Alphabet, betting on growth in the artificial intelligence industry while also seeking gains from rising power demand from data centres. Greg Abel, Berkshire\'s CEO, said the company sees Alphabet as a key AI player and also expects indirect benefits as Berkshire Hathaway Energy supplies electricity to data centres. Berkshire approved an additional $10 billion Alphabet purchase and plans large energy infrastructure spending through 2026.

Industry

Jim Cramer picks 5 promising investment themes for second half of 2026

Five trends seen during the latest earnings season could determine investment opportunities for the rest of 2026, CNBC reported on Aug. 6. Jim Cramer (짐 크레이머) highlighted resilient consumers, AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, mergers and acquisitions and healthcare. He said investors should focus on broad market themes rather than individual companies. Cramer cited Capital One, American Express, Ralph Lauren and Williams Sonoma, and also named Lam Research, KLA and Applied Materials, as well as CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson.

Crypto

Cardano Foundation joins x402 with Ripple, Visa and Google to target AI transaction infrastructure

The Cardano Foundation has joined the x402 Foundation, which is pursuing an artificial intelligence-based internet payment standard. It will take part in governance discussions on a next-generation, internet-based digital payment standard. The move puts the Cardano ecosystem in the same discussions as Ripple, the Solana Foundation, Coinbase, American Express, Google, Amazon Web Services, Stripe, Shopify and Visa. The x402 Foundation is a Linux Foundation-launched organization focused on neutral, community-led operations.