v2.18.0

What's Changed

• Bump version 2.18 by @sampathweb in #781
• Prevent load statements from being combined by using `# buildifier:… by @hertschuh in #783
• Manual sync of github changes. by @copybara-service in #785
• Update version to 2.18 in setup.py. by @copybara-service in #786
• Fix object_registration_test. by @copybara-service in #787
• Update example code in timeseries_dataset.py by @SuryanarayanaY in #14
• [numpy] Fix users of NumPy APIs that are removed in NumPy 2.0. by @copybara-service in #788
• Add support for autocast keyword argument in Layer.add_weight. by @copybara-service in #792
• Update numpy version in requirements.txt to match TF's version. by @copybara-service in #801

New Contributors

• @hertschuh made their first contribution in #783
• @SuryanarayanaY made their first contribution in #14

Full Changelog: v2.17.0...v2.18.0