chore(deps): update ovos-core requirement from >=0.0.8a50 to >=2.6.0a1 in /requirements

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Updates the requirements on ovos-core to permit the latest version.

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2.6.0a1

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• feat: blacklist pipeline plugins at load time and per session by @​JarbasAl in OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core#832

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2.6.0a1 (2026-08-02)

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• feat: blacklist pipeline plugins at load time and per session #832 (JarbasAl)

2.5.10a1 (2026-08-02)

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• fix: conform transformer chains to OVOS-TRANSFORM-1 #785 (JarbasAl)

2.5.9a1 (2026-08-01)

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• fix: declare real end-markers for non-utterance e2e scenarios #839 (JarbasAl)

2.5.8a3 (2026-07-31)

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• docs: rewrite README in Simplified Technical English #833 (JarbasAl)

2.5.8a2 (2026-07-31)

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• chore: bump ecosystem dependency floors to latest alphas #831 (JarbasAl)

2.5.8a1 (2026-07-24)

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• fix: canonicalize package names before the protected-package check #829 (JarbasAl)

2.5.7a1 (2026-07-23)

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• a3e562c Update Changelog
• 5f73ba0 Increment Version to 2.6.0a1
• 0daae67 feat: blacklist pipeline plugins at load time and per session (#832)
• 1c146d5 Update Changelog
• eb6db45 Increment Version to 2.5.10a1
• d57bdd4 fix: conform transformer chains to OVOS-TRANSFORM-1 (#785)
• 9799e22 Update Changelog
• 679ad68 Increment Version to 2.5.9a1
• 3e4eb5e fix: declare real end-markers for non-utterance e2e scenarios (#839)
• 100d6e5 Update Changelog
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