PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - October 28

Oct 28 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Mercor, a startup that has become a critical component in the ecosystem improving top AI models, finalized a new funding deal to raise $350 million that would value the company at $10 billion.

- Amazon AMZN.O plans to lay off as many as 30,000 employees starting as early as Tuesday, the latest cost-cutting move for the tech giant that is seeking to slim down and conserve cash.

- Keurig Dr Pepper KDP.O secured $7 billion from KKR KKR.N, Apollo APO.N and Goldman Sachs GS.N to split its beverage and coffee businesses into two public companies.

- Google GOOGL.O said Monday it is partnering with NextEra Energy NEE.N to reopen the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear plant that closed five years ago after damage from a windstorm.

- John Dickerson, a veteran of CBS News PSKY.O and co-anchor of "CBS Evening News," is leaving the network at the end of the year.

- Exxon Mobil XOM.N sues the state of California since its rules requiring the oil and gas giant to disclose climate risks infringe on the company's right to free speech.