Do you use the Chrome extension "Save image as Type?" If so, you are one of more than one million users who woke up this morning to find out that Google has disabled the extension in your Chrome web ...

The hair salon might seem like a safe space socially speaking, but unfortunately, not when it comes to dangerous chemicals lurking in popular treatments. There's been a number of studies on the toxic ...

Nikhil’s passion for technology began in 2016 when he unlocked the bootloader of his first Android phone, the Sony Xperia Tipo. Since then, he has authored over 1,500 articles and has written content ...

Almost every Black woman or girl has, at some point, purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists or faux locs. For many Black women, these “protective styles” are worn year-round to ...

Your web browser may feel like a safe place, especially when you install helpful tools that promise to make your life easier. But security researchers have uncovered ...

A sweeping new study has uncovered a troubling mix of hazardous chemicals in popular hair extensions, including products made from human hair. Researchers detected dozens of substances linked to ...

Hundreds of popular add‑ons used encrypted, URL‑sized payloads to send search queries, referrers, and timestamps to outside servers, in some cases tied to data brokers and unknown operators. An ...

The same chemicals found in pipes, pesticides and floor tiles are also present in some wigs, braiding hair and hair extensions, a new study published Wednesday in the journal Environment & Health ...

A new study published Feb. 11 in the American Chemical Society journal Environment & Health has found that synthetic and human hair extensions, popular among Black communities, contain more chemicals ...

Dozens of hair extensions—including artificial and natural braids—may contain synthetic chemicals that are a health and environmental hazard, a new study shows. At least 12 of the 169 chemicals ...

Share on Pinterest New research has found that many hair extensions may contain chemicals that are linked to cancer. Delmaine Donson/Getty Images A new study has found that many types of hair ...

PCWorld reports that over 840,000 users were infected by malicious browser extensions containing GhostPoster malware hidden in extension logos. These harmful extensions operated undetected in official ...