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* Adapt to changes in NumPy 2.0
* Bump NumPy dependency to >= 2.0
This is a minimal change to be NumPy 2.0 compatible. In the 0.99+
releases, we plan to adopt the new NumPy string dtype and fix any
regressions that come up, leading to a 1.0 release when everything looks
to be working reliably (26). Anyone looking for extreme stability
should consider avoiding the 0.99+ releases and waiting for 1.0.