The Information's TITV Apple Blocks Vibe Coding Apps, Anthropic’s Pitch to PE Firms, Coinbase’s Crypto Payments for AI
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Mar 18, 2026 
Yueqi (Yuechi) Yang, crypto reporter covering payments and blockchain, discusses Coinbase’s push to build payment rails for AI agents. Jake Loosararian, CEO of Gecko Robotics, talks about deploying inspection robots under a $71M Navy deal. Stephanie Palazzolo, technology reporter, explains vibe coding apps and Apple’s crackdown. The conversation jumps between AI payments, app-store friction, and robots for critical infrastructure.
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Funds Racing To Become AI Native
- VC and PE firms are adopting AI faster than expected because of valuable existing data that AI can unlock.
- Haladzik said many funds run on outdated stacks and now see urgency to migrate stale financial data for AI use.
Prioritize Financial Data Migration For AI
- Prioritize data migration and cleanup when modernizing financial systems for AI.
- Haladzik called migration the biggest challenge: extract decades of stale financial records and normalize them for agents and models.
How Gecko Robots Inspect Naval Vessels
- Gecko's robots gather corrosion, cracking, and erosion data to build a digital thread of vessel health.
- Jake Loosararian described wall-climbing, flying, and submersible robots used before dry dock to reduce maintenance downtime.