release 1.11 branch

[ev-br]

TODO:

• wait until 2024.12 is actually a thing
• merge outstanding PRs (depends on what ends up in 2024.12 revision)
• update the changelog
• update the array API version everywhere
• clarify the torch uint status, viz ENH: torch: unsigned types #253
• back out py.typed
• bump the version

[ev-br]

@crusaderky could you please take a look at the changelog here, w.r.t. your work on jax, dask etc, and update as appropriate?