Sector HQ Weekly Digest - February 8, 2026
Published: (February 8, 2026 at 05:00 AM EST)
2 min read
Source: Dev.to
Source: Dev.to
Who’s shipping vs who’s just talking? Here’s this week’s AI industry intelligence
| Company | Score | Events this week |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | 94,362.1 | 158 |
| Nvidia | 50,971.1 | 80 |
| 46,258.2 | 108 | |
| Apple | 34,198.3 | 75 |
| Anthropic | 25,502.4 | 153 |
| xAI | 22,525.8 | 22 |
| Meta | 16,499.1 | 25 |
| Alibaba | 16,359.9 | 4 |
| SpaceX | 16,242.8 | 28 |
| DeepSeek | 16,115.3 | 4 |
Position jumps
- Sony jumped 277 positions to #92
- Bytedance jumped 143 positions to #50
- Visa jumped 71 positions to #83
- Mastercard jumped 58 positions to #67
- Cloudflare jumped 47 positions to #59
No high hype alerts this week
- Total companies tracked: 100
- Total events this week: 1,056
- Average activity per company: 10.6 events
The AI industry continues to evolve rapidly. Companies that ship consistently rise in our rankings, while those focused on hype alone get flagged by our Hype Gap detector.
Methodology: Our leaderboard tracks real product releases, funding events, partnerships, and market traction — not just PR and social media buzz.
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