Data Science, Python & R

Executive summary JAX v0.11.0 (2026-07-16) introduces advanced developer-facing autodiff features (custom-derivative helpers, top-level custom_remat, checkpoint policy submodule, inlining control) while making multiple breaking and compatibility changes: removal of older Python/NumPy/SciPy support, behavioral change for jax.numpy.empty/empty_like, deprecation of certain jax.numpy.cross usages, and wholesale removal of many previously-deprecated internals — signaling a push toward a smaller, more…