Telegram now lets you share chat folders via link

Aside from introducing custom wallpapers, it's now easier to share chat folders on Telegram. The app lets you invite friends and colleagues to work groups, news channels, and more using a link. With one tap, they can access a chat folder and instantly join all the chats.  

When creating a link, you can select the chats you'd like to include and give them a unique name to match. You can include any public chats or those where you have admin rights to add people. If you add more chats to your folder and update the links, the members will see a suggestion to join the new chats. If you haven't created a folder before, you can open Settings > Chat Folders.

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Telegram now lets you use custom wallpapers

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You can now use your favourite photos or colour combinations as custom wallpapers on your Telegram chats. When you set the wallpaper, a prompt will be sent in the chat that lets your chat partner use the same wallpaper, or they can opt to choose one on their own.

To set a custom wallpaper, tap  > 'Set Wallpaper' in the chat header on Android or open a profile and tap  > 'Change Wallpaper' on iOS.

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TikTok is reportedly launching generative AI avatars

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TikTok might let you use AI-generated profile pictures (like Lensa), but it'll be within the app. Social media consultant Matt Navarra shared some of the leaked screenshots of the feature built into the app. The tool will supposedly ask you to submit three to ten photos before picking from two to five different styles that the eventual AI-made photos will look like. You then wait for the feature to generate your AI images before downloading them, setting them as one of your avatars or posting them on your TikTok story.

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'Star Trek: Resurgence' officially launches on May 23

Dramatic Labs is finally ready to launch the narrative adventure game Star Trek: Resurgence. It'll launch on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC via the Epic Games Store on May 23. The only modern-day platform missing is the Switch. If the game seems like a Telltale-like title (think The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us), it's because Dramatic Labs is run by former Telltale developers.

Star Trek: Resurgence is set shortly after the events of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which means it happens before Star Trek: Picard but somewhat around the same time as Star Trek: Lower Decks. The two lead characters might not be familiar to fans, but Dramatic Labs teases legacy characters throughout the universe, like Spock (but in his aged Ambassador Spock form). Resurgence uses the Unreal 5 engine, so that should eliminate some of the jittery graphics in old Telltale titles.

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