Project won't even sync (let alone compile)

Just cloned the project from https://github.com/android/codelab-android-datastore. Can't even get the project to sync. Tried starting from scratch 3 times--no luck. This project is just bunk for the latest versions of Android Studio.

Android Studio Otter | 2025.2.1 Patch 1
Build #AI-252.25557.131.2521.14432022, built on November 13, 2025
Runtime version: 21.0.8+-14196175-b1038.72 x86_64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
Toolkit: sun.lwawt.macosx.LWCToolkit
macOS 11.7.10
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Concurrent GC, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 4096M
Cores: 8
Metal Rendering is ON
Registry:
undo.documentUndoLimit=2000
ide.instant.shutdown=false
debugger.watches.in.variables=false
ide.experimental.ui=true
ide.images.show.chessboard=true
Non-Bundled Plugins:
com.jetbrains.edu (2025.10-2025.2-803)
com.nasller.CodeGlancePro (2.0.1)

Reproduce the sync failure from a fresh clone using Android Studio Otter 2025.2.1 Patch 1 on macOS 11.7.10, then capture the actual Gradle or sync error. Done means the project syncs successfully in the reported environment and can proceed to compilation.

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