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一 |     The energy issue appeared to be the real reason behind Biden's visit to the Saudi kingdom, which he promised to turn into a "pariah state" on the campaign trail in 2019-2020. Since the beginning of 2021, prices for oil have soared more than two-fold in the US, prompting the Biden administration to seek ways to convince the Saudis and their OPEC allies to step up crude production in order to bring energy costs down.,"The oil policy in Saudi Arabia pretty much is set," said Dr. Ahmed Al Ibrahim, a Riyadh-based political analyst. "They are monitoring the market and they are floating the market with supply chains consistently with the demand. They cannot overdo that because it does not help the market and the OPEC+ members. And also Saudi Arabia is burdened by contracts where they cannot really actually go by themselves and take the decision. They are part of an OPEC+ and these countries, they said they are very efficient and the energy prices are very good.",The political scientist highlighted that "there is no margin of complimenting the United States just because they needed more oil in the market for whatever reason." Moreover, according to the professor, the oil market is already saturated with oil and further extraction may only disrupt the balance. On June 30, officials from OPEC, Russia and other oil-producing countries confirmed their decision taken in May to increase output by 648,000 barrels per day in August.,"I think most of the OPEC+ countries, they've reached almost the maximum output," explained Al Ibrahim, adding that he does not see a way to considerably step up oil extraction in the foreseeable future.,Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) stated on July 16 that the only thing Riyadh can do is boost crude production from 10 million barrels per day to 13 million per day by 2027, adding that there is no additional capacity beyond that. MBS also highlighted that unified efforts are required to keep the global economy afloat, and that unrealistic policies regarding energy sources could instigate further inflation.,Bilateral Ties, Defense & Energy: Key Takeaways From Biden's Saudi Arabia Visit16 July, 14:40 GMT,Middle Eastern Players’ Security Concerns,Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are seeking the US’ concrete commitment to improve mutual ties. During the July 16 Jeddah Summit for Security and Development, which brought together the six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) alongside Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, Biden vowed that the US would remain fully engaged in the Middle East. The US president particularly said that the US would not "leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran.","We will have to take from President Biden's word that America is not turning its back on the region, that America will defend its interests in the region," said Dr. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, professor of political science at Emirates University and author of several books, including The Gulf Moment. "However, the future will reveal to what extent that is true.",Riyadh previously voiced concerns over the Biden administration putting US-Saudi arms deals on pause, as well as the White House's talks over the resumption of the Iran nuclear deal. In addition to that, it turned out in June 2021 that the Pentagon had pulled approximately eight Patriot anti-missile batteries from Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system was also withdrawn from Saudi Arabia at that time, according to the Wall Street Journal.,The professor drew attention to the fact that Washington has recently shifted its focus to Europe and to the Indo-Pacific from the Middle East. According to Abdulla, the Biden administration appears to be preoccupied with Ukraine and its rivalry with China, which is currently emerging as an economic superpower. "So whether America will pay attention to the Middle East in light of all of this preoccupation, that is something we will just have to watch for the days and months and years to come," he noted.,Dr. Ahmed Al Ibrahim echoes the Emirati professor's concerns: while the US and especially its military and intelligence community remain an important ally for Saudi Arabia, Riyadh cannot rely on the rapidly changing mood of the Democratic establishment, citing Biden's recent U-turn.,"Now, Biden is saying all that stuff," Al Ibrahim said. "Let's see if this administration will keep their part of the bargain or in three years another president comes and he decides to basically wipe up everything Biden said or actually recognize the region even more. Saudi Arabia is injured by the 18 months that this administration has ruptured the relationship with [Riyadh]. And we need to be shown some real solid commitment from the US in order for Saudi Arabia to recover from the mistrust and misunderstanding by this administration that did to us in the past 18 months.",Given that, neither Saudi Arabia nor Egypt, Israel or Iraq are going "to put all their eggs in one basket," Al Ibrahim pointed out, in an apparent reference to the potential diversification of diplomatic ties.,Earlier this week, Purnima Anand, the president of the BRICS International Forum, told Russian newspaper Izvestia that Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia are preparing to formally apply for membership in BRICS, an acronym for five emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.,Global Power Shifting Away From West, While BRICS Expanding & Increasing Legitimacy14 July, 16:45 GMT,Washington's Politicization of Khashoggi Case,It appears that US President Joe Biden could not help but raise the issue of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi once again during his trip, even though the Saudi kingdom conducted an extensive investigation into the crime and prosecuted eight culprits. Khashoggi's son Salah later announced that the Saudi judiciary had been fair to his family and that "justice has been achieved".,According to the Gulf observers, Biden's latest remark that he considers the crown prince responsible for the tragedy was primarily aimed at his electoral base ahead of the November midterm elections.,"President Biden, even when he is here in the region, has his mind in Washington and is speaking to an audience in America," said Abdulla. "And probably he wants to capitalize on his appearance in Washington, in Riyadh and in Jeddah. And he knows it is a large segment in his own party, the ones to the left listen to him very carefully, evaluating him.",The crown prince's answer was not long in coming: MBS told the US president that Saudi Arabia has dealt with the issue and that the country's justices had a final say.,Riyadh is well aware that the Khashoggi issue is highly politicized by Washington and is resolutely withstanding the White House's allegations, noted Al Ibrahim. In response to the Biden administration's accusations MBS cited the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse committed by the US military and CIA personnel in Iraq in the early 2000s, stressing that rogue incidents took place under the US watch too. Riyadh also drew attention to the fact that in the same year that Khashoggi was murdered, over 248 journalists were killed across the world and nobody is talking about them, Al Ibrahim concluded.,"Did Biden get everything he wanted from this [Jeddah] meeting?" asks Abdulla. "I think if he goes away with the view that he is from now on dealing with a new Gulf that deserves respect and new Gulf leaders who are now not necessarily the same as the old leaders. They have a new agenda. They have a new view. They have their own new vision.",The only question is whether Washington has understood this and will reconcile itself with this new reality, the professor noted.。     8 月 25 日消息，科技媒体 MacRumors 昨日（8 月 24 日）发布博文，汇总梳理了 iOS 27 版苹果 Safari 浏览器的诸多新功能 / 新特性，包括利用 Apple Intelligence（苹果智能）自动整理标签页、按需求创建自定义扩展、监测网站变化等。

二 | 一、整合 Apple Intelligence 技能iOS 27 版 Safari 浏览器引入多项 Apple Intelligence 功能，覆盖标签页管理、扩展创建、网站监测和密码更新等场景。1.1、自动整理标签页Safari 可借助 Apple Intelligence 分析已打开的标签页，并按照相关主题自动分类。例如，用户同时搜索新沙发和规划周末旅行后，Safari 会归类对应的网站到对应主题中。用户可以在标签页视图中点击屏幕右上角的三条横线图标，打开“自动创建主题”设置。Safari 菜单还支持查看全部标签页组，并按主题筛选内容，从而只打开某个主题下的页面。开始页新增“继续浏览”区域，可显示用户近期关闭的主题，也能显示其他设备上仍处于打开状态的主题。用户还可以按照主题整理已保存到书签和阅读列表中的页面。1.2、用 AI 创建自定义扩展Safari 新增“创建扩展”选项，用户可以直接描述需求，让 AI 创建自定义 Safari 扩展。附上原文配图如下：用户可从地址栏左侧打开 Safari 设置，点击“创建扩展”，再输入希望扩展完成的任务。系统还提供“提升效率”“改善专注”“激发创意”“开发与设计”等类别的建议，包括：1.3、监测网站变化并提醒Safari 可监测网站内容变化，并在发现新信息后提醒用户。苹果表示，该功能适合追踪演唱会门票开售情况，或监测缺货商品重新上架。用户打开目标网站后，点击地址栏左侧的设置图标，选择“通知我”，即可输入希望 Safari 监测的内容，并设定检查频率和时间。Safari 最快每小时检查一次网站，也支持每天、每周和每月检查。1.4、自动更新弱密码和已泄露密码“密码”应用可借助 Safari 自动更换被标记为薄弱或已泄露的密码，并将其替换为更强的密码。该功能依靠 Apple Intelligence 自动访问符合条件的网站、完成登录并更新密码，用户点击一次即可确认操作。1.5、兼容性与发布时间自动整理标签页、自定义扩展和网站变化提醒等功能需要 Apple Intelligence 支持。Apple Intelligence 可用于 iPhone 15 Pro 及后续机型。

三 | iOS 27 目前已向开发者和公共测试用户提供测试版本。正式版将在秋季随新款 iPhone 一同推出。二、增加“请求浏览”家长控制iOS 27 新增家长控制功能“请求浏览”。

四 | 启用后，儿童访问新网站前必须先获得家长批准。三、Safari 提升性能与能效苹果表示，Safari 的能效得到改善，电池消耗将有所降低。网页应用和开始页内容的加载速度更快，JavaScript 处理速度提升，动画与图形显示也更加流畅。

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