Warren Buffett: Berkshire Hathaway, the company of Warren Buffett, the world’s largest investor, has bought 1.79 crore shares of Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. in the third quarter, while Bank of America Corp. and Apple Inc. are continuously reducing their stake. This was revealed at a time when his long innings of 60 years as CEO is about to end soon.

Major reshuffle in Berkshire’s investment portfolio

In a regulatory filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Berkshire said that as of September 30, it owned 17.85 crore shares of Alphabet, which were worth $4.9 billion at the market close on Friday.

Meanwhile, Berkshire has reduced its stake in iPhone maker Apple from 28 crore shares to 23.82 crore shares in the third quarter. This reduction has been going on for several quarters, due to which he has sold almost three-fourths of the more than 90 crore shares he already held. However, despite this, Apple is the largest part of Berkshire’s stock portfolio with $60.7 billion.

Sold all the shares of this company

Along with this, Berkshire Hathaway also sold 37.2 million shares of Bank of America, whose stake has now reduced to only 7.7 percent. However, it is still Berkshire’s third largest shareholding. Berkshire Hathaway has sold all its shares in American home builder DR Horton Inc. That means their investment in the company is now zero.

Company looking for investment opportunities

95-year-old Buffett is going to retire from the post of CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of this year. During this time, he is looking for investment opportunities to utilize his company’s cash reserves of $382 billion. Recently, it has agreed to buy the petrochemical unit of Occidental Petroleum Corporation for $9.7 billion and has also acquired a stake of $1.6 billion in UnitedHealth Group Inc.

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Nepal banned social media forums like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, which failed to register in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology within the stipulated time limit on Thursday (September 4, 2025). This information was issued by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Nepal.

In the notice issued by the ministry, it was said that these social media companies were given seven days time from August 28 for registration. When the deadline ended on the night of Wednesday (September 3, 2025), no major social media forum submitted the application. This list includes the names of Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), Alphabet (YouTube), X, Redit and LinkedIn.

These social media platforms registered

However, according to the ministry, tickets, vibers, watches, Nimbaj and Popo Live have been listed, while Telegram and Global Diary have applied and they are in the process of approval. Facebook and other social media companies have not yet commented on the Nepal government’s decision.

Nepal government’s order will come into effect from midnight of 4 September

According to sources in the ministry, the decision to ban social media forums was taken in a meeting chaired by Communications and Information Technology Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung. These forums were not following the compulsory registration process under social network use management instructions, 2023.

The Ministry has also directed the Nepal Telecom Authority to neutralize unregistered social media platforms. Sources in the ministry said that the ban will come into effect from midnight on Thursday (September 4, 2025).

Ministry spokesperson made a statement about the government’s decision

Ministry spokesman Gajendra Kumar Thakur said, ‘All other social media platforms will be inactive in Nepal, except for five platforms listed and two platforms under process. If a platform completes registration, it will be opened again on the same day.

Observers said, “This decision will definitely affect millions of people living abroad, earning or learning, as most of them use social media platforms like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp for daily conversation.”

Fnj Objectioned the decision of the Nepal government

Meanwhile, the Nepali Journalist Federation (FNJ) objected to the government’s decision to ban these social media platforms and demanded immediate withdrawal of the decision.

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Alphabet Inc., ie Google’s parent company has made a big announcement. The company will spend $ 500 million (about Rs 4,277 crore) in the coming 10 years to fully revamp its compliance system. The step has been taken by the company as a settlement of a shareholder derivative case, alleging that Google was accused of ignoring anti-trust rules through its top executives.

Reuters’ Report According to, the lawsuit was filed by Michigan’s pension funds and there was no demand for any financial compensation, only demanded a change in the company’s governance system. Now the company has chosen the way to resolve it in court instead of a long fight. This settlement is yet to be approved by American Judge Rita Lynn.

Google Under this decision, many internal structural changes are going to be changed. The report states that first, the company will form a special board committee that will only focus on compliance and risk, it will be completely different from finance or audit. Apart from this, a senior vice presidential level team will be formed, which will report directly to CEO Sundar Pichai and handle the regulatory issues. Also, a special team of product managers and internal experts will be formed which will operate products according to regulatory standard.

Alphabet may not have accepted any kind of disturbance in this case, but in view of the ongoing investigation and trials of Doj (US Justice DepT), this step is being considered as part of damage control by the company. The report further states that according to the reports of the Justice Department, if Google is found guilty, he can be asked to separate even the Chrome browser, as well as the company may face penalty like sharing search data.

This entire change is not just a legal response for Google, but also a sign of a large strategic shift, where the company is now focusing on compliance and transparency as seriously as it does on its AI or product innovation.