rel-2.35.0

What's Changed

Major Changes 🛠

• Drop Python 3.10 and NumPy < 2 by @Armavica in #1253
• Remove sparse.sandbox by @jessegrabowski in #1664

New Features 🎉

• Add MLX backend by @williambdean in #1365

Bugfixes 🐛

• Fix rewrite weakref leak by @ricardoV94 in #1660

Documentation 📖

• Fix issue #1554: Preserve custom thumbnails in gallery script by @Copilot in #1649

Maintenance 🔧

• Use LAPACK functions for cho_solve, lu_factor, solve_triangular by @Fyrebright in #1605

Full Changelog: rel-2.34.0...rel-2.35.0