2024.12.0

Changes

• Fix test_jupyter.py::test_shutsdown_cleanly @hendrikmakait (#8954)
• Install tornado from conda-forge in Python 3.13 CI @jrbourbeau (#8951)
• Restore retire workers API @fjetter (#8939)
• Properly convert finalize dependencies to references @hendrikmakait (#8949)
• Add support for Python 3.13 @phofl (#8904)
• Block fusion for barrier tasks @phofl (#8944)
• Remove infra/mentions of GPU CI @charlesbluca (#8946)
• Temporarily disable gpuCI update CI job @jrbourbeau (#8945)
• Remove recursion in task spec @fjetter (#8920)
• Less verbose log messages for remove and register worker @fjetter (#8938)
• Do not log full worker info in retire_workers @fjetter (#8935)

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