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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 1d

The Hopsworks Feature Store Summit 2025 takes place in just a week, and we couldn’t be happier to be a featured community partner! 🧡

This year, the summit will focus on real-time systems, LLM pipelines, and vector-native architectures for AI. Register here for free! www.featurestoresummit.com

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 6d

We’re proud to partner with Hopsworks for their Feature Store Summit 2025, which will take place online on Oct. 14!

We’ve got a star-studded speaker lineup, with talks from developers at Uber, Pinterest, and Roku, just to name a few! Register here: www.featurestoresummit.com

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 8d

NumFOCUS is thrilled to partner with PyBay for their 10th anniversary conference in San Francisco, Oct. 18! Join us and dozens of other enthusiastic and established developers in the beautiful Bay Area for software development, data science, community, and of course: Python! pybay.org

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 12d

Our September round of monthly project updates is here! Check ‘em out here:
numfocus.medium.com/september-20...

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 12d

Our September round of monthly project updates is here! Check ‘em out here:
numfocus.medium.com/september-20...

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 13d

Funding fuels innovation. NumFOCUS helps projects find stability through sponsorship + grants. Your gift keeps open code powering science.

Back the Stack. Fuel the Future: bit.ly/3HPryqN

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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 17d

pandas is pleased to announce the release of v2.3, and is seeking testers for their upcoming 3.0 release!

See the upcoming changes in pandas 3.0 for more details about what changes are coming: pandas.pydata.org/docs/whatsne...

Donate to pandas: numfocus.org/donate-to-pa...

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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 18d

📣 On Sept. 25, NVIDIA will be hosting a virtual Connect with Experts with the CUDA Core Libraries Team. If you have ever wanted to learn about GPU computing and writing custom CUDA kernels in both C++ and Python, this is the team you want to talk to! bit.ly/4nxkChk

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 18d

We have released version 4.5 of the black-box optimization framework Optuna. This release includes new features and significant performance improvements, such as GPSampler for constrained multi-objective optimization and much more! Full release notes here: github.com/optuna/optun...

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 19d

Tomorrow is Software Freedom Day! 🧠

Here at NumFOCUS, we've seen the impact of open-source extend as far as

[BioTech]
[Sustainability]
[AI]

Knowledge and data should remain free and accessible for all. Back the Stack by donating today to ensure the future of open-source! bit.ly/3HPryqN

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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 19d

One month ago, Blosc presented multiple exciting talks, tutorials, and sprints at EuroSciPy 2025! Check out the slides to their Talk, “Blosc2: Compress Better, Compute Bigger,” here! www.blosc.org/docs/2025-Eu...

Donate to Blosc: numfocus.org/donate-to-bl...

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 20d

DISC Unconferences: Diverse teams brainstorming real-world solutions for a more inclusive future in open science. An ML Engineer said, “This event isn’t just about learning; it’s about building a movement. It’s a catalyst for real change.” Back the Stack. bit.ly/3HPryqN

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 20d

Skforecast 0.17.0 has just been released! 🎉

This release represents a significant step forward for deep learning forecasting in skforecast, expanding what you can do with RNN-based models and probabilistic predictions. Get the full details here: skforecast.org/0.17.0/relea...

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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 21d

✨ CuPy v13.5 is now available!

It now supports CUDA 12.9, ROCm 6.4, & NumPy 2.3. This release also brings CUDA’s Unified Memory Programming support for HMM/ATS-enabled systems. Check out the release notes for the full details! github.com/cupy/cupy/re...

Donate to CuPy: numfocus.org/donate-for-c...

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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 22d

The fifth annual MFEM Community Workshop just took place in hybrid format on September 10-11 at Portland State University in Portland, OR, and online via Zoom! Cheers to MFEM! ♥️

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 23d

We’re thrilled to once again be featured community partners of Hopsworks’ Feature Store Summit 2025, taking place online on Oct. 14!

Experience an incredible lineup of sessions showcasing the latest advancements in feature stores! Register here: www.featurestoresummit.com

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 23d

PyBaMM 25.8 has been released! Support for Python 3.9 has been removed in this release; the supported Python versions are now 3.10 to 3.12. Check out the full overview here: pybamm.org/news/2025/08...

Donate to PyBaMM: numfocus.org/donate-for-p...

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · 28d

In 2024 alone, PyData hosted:
[434 conferences, meetups, and workshops]
[Over 100 countries with MeetUp chapters]
[10 project & community events]
We bring together people to keep knowledge open and accessible. Join us in fueling the future: hubs.la/Q03HR1HT0

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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · Sep 5

Small Development Grants = big change. Docs, accessibility, tutorials, events—NumFOCUS microgrants fuel the improvements that make open science stronger and more inclusive. Back the Stack. Fuel the Future. bit.ly/3HPryqN

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · Sep 4

“It’s hard to find funding for docs & maintenance. Without it, code collapses under technical debt. NumFOCUS helps us move forward.” — Ryan Curtin, mlpack See what else he says at: youtu.be/PrIgt0Pqi9M

Back the Stack: bit.ly/3HPryqN

Open Source Spotlight: Ryan Curtin from mlpack

YouTube video by NumFOCUS

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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · Sep 1

Infrastructure matters. NumFOCUS provides Sponsored Projects with tools like Zoom, shared drives, JetBrains licenses, and domain support—so developers can focus on building.
Back the Stack. Fuel the Future. bit.ly/3HPryqN

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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · Aug 27

"NumFOCUS helped us take @pymc.io to the next level… filling the gaps our developers couldn’t.” — Chris Fonnesbeck (@fonnesbeck.bsky.social)‬. This is why your support matters. Back the Stack to Fuel the Future at bit.ly/3HPryqN
#BackTheStack #NumFOCUS

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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · Aug 25

The future of discovery depends on open tools. When you support NumFOCUS, you:
[Keep projects stable]
[Build strong communities]
[Invest in new talent]
Together, we can keep science open and accessible for everyone.
Back the Stack. Fuel the Future. Donate at bit.ly/3HPryqN

NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · Aug 21

rOpenSci is very excited to introduce the new rOpenSci Champions! They will participate in the program and carry out their work in Spanish, allowing them to continue strengthening the open science and research software development community in this language. Read more: ropensci.org/blog/2025/07...

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NumFOCUS @numfocus.bsky.social · Aug 20

Optuna has released version 0.19.0 of optuna-dashboard! The design document for LLM integration into optuna-dashboard is also publicly available, and optunahub is now available on conda-forge. Congrats on all these exciting updates, Optuna! 💙