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Nearly three decades after Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos revolutionized online shopping, the tech mogul is now influencing the real estate investment landscape. Bezos’s backing of the Seattle-based startup Arrived is transforming the way individuals invest in rental properties, making it as straightforward as an Amazon purchase. In just over two years, Arrived has impressively funded close to 400 single-family homes, amassing a total value exceeding $135 million. This milestone is pa...

The wee societal health crisis we had for the last 14 months or so may have forcibly slowed many arts organizations down, in some unfortunate cases killing them off outright. But SF Indiefest has only sped up, the many film/video showcases under its umbrella not just going forward as usual (albeit in online form), but adding additional events, plus one brand-new festival (the just-finished Livable Planet). This weekend brings yet more where all that came from in the form of  , a second editi...