Preparation for release of Azure.Core 1.44.0 (#46411)

* Preparation for release of Azure.Core 1.44.0

* update CHANGELOG

Author: annelo-msft

sdk/core/Azure.Core/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Release History
 
-## 1.44.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+## 1.44.0 (2024-10-03)
 
 ### Features Added
 
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@
 - Moved implementation of `Azure.AzureKeyCredential` into `System.ClientModel.ApiKeyCredential` and made `ApiKeyCredential` the base type for `AzureKeyCredential` ([#46128](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/pull/46128)).
 - `BearerTokenAuthenticationPolicy` now will attempt to handle Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) challenges, if present, by default ([#46277](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/pull/46277)).
 
-### Breaking Changes
-
-### Bugs Fixed
-
 ### Other Changes
 
+- Upgraded `System.Memory.Data` package dependency to 6.0.0 ([#46134](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/pull/46134)).
+
 ## 1.43.0 (2024-09-12)
 
 ### Other Changes

sdk/core/Azure.Core/src/Azure.Core.csproj

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   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>This is the implementation of the Azure Client Pipeline</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>Microsoft Azure Client Pipeline</AssemblyTitle>
-    <Version>1.44.0-beta.1</Version>
+    <Version>1.44.0</Version>
     <!--The ApiCompatVersion is managed automatically and should not generally be modified manually.-->
     <ApiCompatVersion>1.43.0</ApiCompatVersion>
     <PackageTags>Microsoft Azure Client Pipeline</PackageTags>