Hands on tutorials not working

Hi. I am trying to complete the hands-on tutorial 'Get to know selections'. When I get to the step where it wants me to select the lasso tool, it stops recognising my input. I select the tool, but the program does not recognise that I have selected it, the prompt in the blue box does not disappear,  and the 'Next' button is greyed out. 

App version: 25.11.0

I am on Mac Sonoma 14.5