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4 claims from 4 papers

1. Computer Science › Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs

   A New General-Purpose Method to Multiply 3x3 Matrices Using Only 23 Multiplications

   Courtois, Bard and Hulme · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2011

   Using SAT solvers on the Brent equations, the authors found new 23-multiplication methods for 3x3 matrices, suggesting a 22-multiplication method is more plausible than thought.

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   1. UncheckedThe authors report a new way to multiply two 3x3 matrices with 23 multiplications that they say is not an equivalent variant of Laderman's 1976 method.“We present a new fully general non-commutative solution with 23 multiplications and show that this solution is new and is NOT an equivalent variant of the Laderman's original solution.”

2. Mathematics › Tensor decomposition and applications

   Bad and good news for Strassen's laser method: Border rank of the 3x3 permanent and strict submultiplicativity

   Conner, Huang and Landsberg · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2020

   The paper finds the border rank of the 3x3 permanent is 16 and bounds the border rank of a squared q=4 skew tensor, both relevant to bounds on the matrix multiplication exponent.

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   1. Supported · 71%The Kronecker square of a q=4 skew Coppersmith-Winograd-type tensor has border rank at most 42, below the 64 that simple squaring of its border rank would give.“Regarding its $q=4$ skew cousin in $ C^5\otimes C^5\otimes C^5$, which could potentially be used to prove $ω\leq 2.11$, we show the border rank of its Kronecker square is at most $42$, a remarkable sub-multiplicativity result, as the square of its border rank is $64$.”

3. Computer Science › Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs

   Fast matrix multiplication via recursive $\langle$ 4x4x4:48 $\rangle$ algorithms into practice

   Dumas, Pernet, Sedoglavic, Stapleton and Tichavský · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026

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   1. Supported · 71%“We present a fast algorithm for multiplying two 4x4 matrices using 48 multiplications and 204 other operations (addition, subtraction or scaling by a constant) over any ring containing an inverse of 2.”

4. Computer Science › Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs

   Improving the matrix multiplication exponent with modern optimization and AlphaEvolve

   Dupont, Eisenberger, Kozlovskii et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2026

   The note improves the optimisation step behind the laser method's combination loss analysis, using a reformulation, a machine-learning-based algorithm and AlphaEvolve, giving a slightly lower bound on ω.

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   1. UncheckedThe authors report a new upper bound on the matrix multiplication exponent, ω < 2.371177, slightly below the previous best of 2.371339.“Our combined approach yields an upper bound of $ω$ < 2.371177, improving the previous best bound of 2.371339.”