Kara Swisher knows when to fold em
Kara Swisher has hosted the annual Code Conference for the last twenty years. Recently she announced that this was her final year organizing and running the event, which concluded on Thursday in Los Angeles.\nAt the final big panel on Wednesday evening, Swisher ended things where she started: with a conversation about Steve Jobs.\nShe gathered the famous Apple designer Jony Ive and the widow of Steve Jobs \u2014 Laurene Powell Jobs \u2014 and the CEO of Apple \u2014 Tim Cook \u2014 who flew to Los Angeles for Swisher hours after unveiling the new iPhone 14 at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino. The event ended much more poignant than one would expect at a conference about technology and politics.\nAfterward, Playbook Co-Author Ryan Lizza met Swisher in a suite on the 8th floor of the Beverly Hilton at what was Code's last secret poker party. They talked about the end of her running the Code Conference, her long and winding career \u2026 and why she loves saying no.\nRyan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Afra Abdullah is associate producer for POLITICO audio.Kara Tabor is producer for POLITICO audio.Brook Hayes is senior editor for POLITICO audio.Adam Allington is senior producer for POLITICO audio.Jenny Ament is executive producer for POLITICO audio.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices