Uber dangles buyout offer at Postmates

Uber is once again making a run at snapping up a U.S. rival, this time going after Postmates with a buyout offer valued at approximately $2.6 billion, according to the New York Times. But like its previous attempt to acquire a food delivery business to bolster its Uber Eats service, it faces the risk of losing out to another buyer, similar to what happened several weeks ago when its acquisition target and rival GrubHub was acquired by European food delivery service Just Eats for $7.3 billion. Postmates…