What’s happening at Code, the hottest tech conference of the year

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At the age of 96, Queen Elizabeth II of England died at Balmoral Castle after a reign of 70 years. You can read more about her life and legacy here.

In tech news, Insider’s senior reporter Ben BergmanIt’s in Los Angeles – tracked by Code 2022 this week. From rubbing shoulders with tech CEOs to playing poker with angel investors, Ben is here with an inside look at one of the biggest conferences in tech.

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1. After 20 years, Kara Swisher hosts her last code conference. When tech journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg hosted Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the first Everything Digital conference in 2003 (as it was codenamed), the iPhone was still four years away from its release. Insider Ben Bergman writes.

This week, amid a heat wave and a cooling market for tech companies, Swisher hosted the latest code. For her grand finale, Swisher brought together Apple CEO Tim Cook, former chief design officer Jony Ive, and Lauren Powell Jobs to discuss Jobs’ rich legacy.

I was lucky enough to receive a press pass and didn’t have to buy a $7,000 to $9,500 code-to-code ticket. What do you get for that hefty price?

• Access: A chance to rub shoulders with top CEOs like Disney’s Bob Iger and Amazon’s Andy Jassy — or at least snap a photo and impress your friends.
• Endless networking events – with taco stations, boba bars and side steaks; Opportunities to promote your startup slowly; Or, if you’re an investor, commit your funds to specific partners.
• A special after-party, where attendees can gamble with angel investor Jason Kalakanis or discuss big tech problems with NYU professor Scott Galloway.

Without Swisher’s enviable Rolodex, no one knows what next year will look like. Some in the audience say it’s good to have new blood, while others wonder: Will Code still be able to draw big names?

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2. Tech leaders react to Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Among the business leaders who reacted to the news were Jeff Bezos, Nick Clegg, Bill Gates and other prominent figures in technology. Here’s what each had to say.

3. Meet the most important VCs in Boston. Insider asked venture capitalists from across the country about Boston investors, and they picked top businessmen from companies like General Catalyst, Bessemer and Accomplice. See which 41 VCs made the list.

4. Facebook engineers say no one at the company knows where your data is stored. When questioned in court, two senior engineers said they didn’t know where to get the user data and thought no one in the company knew. Read more from their testimony.

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6. Amazon does not intend to bring employees back to the office. CEO Andy Jassey said the company has no plans to bring corporate employees back to the office. Here’s what else.

7. China is winning the technology battle for the future. With China and the US locked in a cold war over semiconductor chips, Chinese President Xi Jinping has poured billions of dollars into making smaller chips, writes columnist Lynette Lopez. But the plan is failing — and China’s economy is paying the price.

8. Steve Jobs’ daughter mocks Apple’s iPhone 14 with a meme. 24-year-old Eve Jobs joked in a meme on her Instagram story that the new iPhone is the same as the old model. Check out the meme she posted.

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9. Two electric Jeep models are coming to America. The Wagoneer S, a high-performance SUV, and the off-road Recon will both go into production in 2024 as Jeep begins to move away from gas-powered cars. Check out the new electric Jeep models.

10. In other EV news: Chevrolet Equinox EV introduced. Priced at $30,000, the small, electric SUV has a range of 250 miles and is scheduled to hit dealerships by 2024.

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Edited by Jordan Parker Erb in New York. (Feedback or tips? Email jeb@insider.com or tweet @jordanparkerrb.) Edited by Halam Bullock (Tweet.). @hallam_bullock) in London.