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* Business Insider is seeking nominations for its second annual list of top leaders who are shaping the future of marketing technology. * Please submit your nominations here by August 14. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories and lists. Business Insider is looking for the most important marketing-tech executives to know. We're seeking nominations for our second annual list of the people solving issues and leading the marketing-tech industry, from startups battling the marketing clouds to big companies inking enterprise deals with brands. These executives are helping to deal with new privacy laws like California's Consumer Privacy Act. They're shaking up industries like retail, television, and technology. They're creating new business models and raising money from investors. Click here to see last year's list: Meet 22 of the most important executives shaping the future of marketing technology We are planning to publish the list in late ...

* You can reset your Sonos speaker by disconnecting your device, and then holding the top two buttons while you reconnect it. * Resetting your Sonos speaker like this will delete your speaker's personal information, previous settings, and any downloaded music. * You may need to reset your Sonos speaker if you're giving it to someone else, or you simply want to restore it to its original settings. * Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories. No matter how long you've owned your Sonos speaker, you can always reset it. A reset is especially helpful if you're giving your speaker to a friend or family member, looking to resell it, or want to fix bugs.  However, note that this is different than rebooting your system by unplugging it and plugging it back in. Unlike a simple reboot, a factory reset will permanently erase all of your speaker's information, settings, and music. After following the steps below, your Sonos device will be res...

* On Tuesday, President Donald Trump's reelection campaign posted an Facebook ad that misleadingly used a picture from a 2014 Ukraine protest to illustrate "chaos & violence." * The picture's photographer confirmed to Business Insider on Wednesday that the image is of pro-democracy protesters in Ukraine six years ago. * Facebook has not removed the advert, though it now appears to be inactive. * A source close to Facebook told Business Insider the platform will not delete the ad, and that politicians are exempt from its third-party fact-checking program. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Facebook will not remove a misleading advert by President Donald Trump's reelection campaign that used a 2014 photo from Ukraine to illustrate "chaos & violence," a source close to the company said. The ad, which was released on Facebook on Tuesday, sought to contrast "public safety" with "chaos & violence" w...

* Several Big Tech CEOs are scheduled to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee in antitrust hearings next week. * Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio wrote to the committee chairman on Wednesday to ask that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey be added to the list. Earlier this month, Jordan accused Twitter of censoring conservative voices. * Jordan's call follows a high-profile hack Twitter suffered last week.  * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey may get dragged into a series of Big Tech antitrust hearings next week, following a July 15 hack that compromised some of the most prominent accounts on the social media platform. The chief executives of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook are all set to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on July 27. On Wednesday, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the top Republican on the committee, wrote to the chair Jerrold Nadler asking that Dorsey be added to the line-up. "We believe...

* Federal officers cited livestreamed YouTube footage as evidence when they arrested a protester in Portland earlier this month, which was first reported by Recode Wednesday. * Officers said in a legal document that they saw someone place a wooden board that was on fire against the wall of a federal courthouse, which led to their arrest of Kevin Benjamin Weier. * Trump ordered federal agents into the city amid ongoing protests, where they have used aggressive tactics against demonstrators include tear gas and throwing people into unmarked vans. * City and state officials have opposed the federal intervention, calling it a "blatant abuse of power" and demanded that the officers leave the city. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Federal law enforcement officers from the US Department of Homeland Security arrested a protester in Portland, Oregon, earlier this month after saying they saw him commit a federal crime while watching a YouTube livestream, f...

* Slack said on Wednesday that it had filed a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission over its Teams chat software * The complaint accuses Microsoft of engaging in anticompetitive practices by tying its Teams office chat app to its popular Office 356 productivity suite. * It comes as major tech firms like Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook have been scrutinized over antitrust concerns, which Microsoft has largely dodged until now. * Microsoft is Slack's biggest competitor in the work communication software space, and both have grown throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as more people have been working remotely.  * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Workplace communication software maker Slack said on Wednesday that it had filed a competition complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission over its Teams software, a move that comes as tech giants have faced increased scrutiny over their size and influence on the market.  Slack is ac...

* Jeff Bezos is worth more than Nike, McDonald's, and Costco. * Amazon's stock surge has boosted its CEO's net worth to $186 billion, which exceeds the market capitalizations of Nike ($122 billion), McDonald's ($143 billion), and Costco ($145 billion). * Bezos is also worth more than IBM, Starbucks, Target, and the vast majority of Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 companies. * Bezos' wealth outstrips the market capitalizations of 13 of the 30 constituent companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. --- Jeff Bezos is personally worth more than some of the US' biggest companies, including Nike, McDonald's, and Costco. Amazon's stock price has surged 65% this year, boosting its founder and CEO's fortune to $186 billion as of Tuesday's close, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Bezos owns almost 55.5 million Amazon shares, giving him an 11.1% stake in the e-commerce giant. His ...