Bernie Sanders' new tax bill will target Amazon and Walmart

This week's highlights: UBS has called time on its robo-advisor platform , Walmart is offering home services online , Google just launched a text-to-speech feature for its emerging markets search app, and much more

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WEEKEND ROUNDUP A new tax bill will target Amazon and Walmart Senator Bernie Sanders intends to introduce legislation that would require large companies like Amazon to pay a tax to cover the cost of federal assistance for their employees. The intention is to incentivize large corporations to pay a fair living wage. The bill would set a 100% tax on government assistance received by workers at companies with 500 or more employees. For example, if an Amazon worker were to get $300 in food stamps, Amazon would be taxed $300. Sanders intends to introduce the bill in the Senate on September 5. Business Insider Intelligence's Gregory Magana has the full story. Business Insider Intelligence Daily is just a preview of Business Insider Intelligence. Get started, risk-free today to unlock research reports, briefings, industry forecasts, exclusive data, and more. BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS UBS has called time on its robo-advisor platform UBS has discontinued its SmartWealth pilot program, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters and confirmed by the bank. Read More → Walmart is offering home services online Walmart is expanding its partnership with on-demand home services company Handy to offer professional support for indoor projects on Walmart.com. Read More → Google just launched a text-to-speech feature for its emerging markets search app The feature leverages AI to read aloud the most relevant parts of articles in up to 28 different languages. Read More → Cybersecurity startup Xage is offering a blockchain solution California-based cybersecurity startup Xage has announced a new tool, dubbed Xage Policy Manager, to help utilities and critical infrastructure providers secure their assets and systems using blockchain. 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