When Algorithm Interviews Become Reality: Data and Decision-Making Behind Uber's Acquisition of Delivery Hero

I noticed an interesting detail: Uber’s €12.5 billion valuation for Delivery Hero happens to correspond to the macro version of those “optimal path costs” I kept calculating while grinding through 300 LeetCode problems. As a fresh master’s grad preparing for AI algorithm interviews, my first reaction wasn’t to analyze financial models, but to think: if the interviewer asks me “Why does Uber want Delivery Hero?,” how would I answer?