Merge pull request #10639 from tvegas1/news_1.18.1-rc3

NEWS: Add v1.18.1-rc3 description

Author: brminich

NEWS

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+## 1.18.1-rc3 (April 17, 2025)
+### Bugfixes:
+#### UCM
+* Fixed crash with bistro hooks for CUDA 12.9 on amd64
+
 ## 1.18.1-rc2 (April 9, 2025)
 ### Features:
 #### CUDA