{
  "id": 18517013,
  "title": "PWC 398 Six of one, half-dozen of the other",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/pwc-398-six-of-one-half-dozen-of-the-other",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-06T15:04:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/boblied/pwc-398-six-of-one-half-dozen-of-the-other-4ahi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Election week has arrived in the United States, bringing with it an unexpectedly strong mandate to curb corruption. Candidates are breathing a sigh of relief as the sun rises early on the frosty November morning. The Spotify playlist 'This is America' plays in the background as the reporter works on this week's Weekly Challenge 398.\n\nThe challenge consists of two tasks: calculating the closest integer to the mean of even integers divisible by three, and identifying the word with a unique character difference array. The solution for Task 1 involves selecting eligible numbers, calculating their average, and returning the closest integer. In cases where no eligible numbers exist, the function returns 0.\n\nTask 2 requires the reporter to find the word with a unique character difference array. By converting each word into a difference integer array, the reporter can identify the word with a unique array, as it will have a different set of differences compared to the other elements in the given array.",
  "summary": "It is election week in the US, and the result is an unexpectedly huge mandate for reigning in corruption. Breathing a sigh of relief, I can amuse myself with Weekly Challenge 398 . As a hopeful sun rises over the lake on this frosty November morning, the music in the backround is the Spotify playlist This is America Task 1: Divisible average Task Description You are given an array of positive…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}