May 19, 2009 1:07 PM PDT

CNET News Daily Podcast: Warnings on e-health records

by Erik Palm

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The drive to digitize medical records could impact every American. What does that mean for your health care and privacy? CNET News reporter Declan McCullagh explains.

That and other headlines of the day on Tuesday's CNET News Daily Podcast.

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Today's stories:

Daimler grabs Tesla stake in electric-car push

Videos of Apple's Snow Leopard taken off YouTube

What you need to know about e-health records

IBM launches 'Smart Cube' with app store

Intel to detail 8-core server chip

HP, Microsoft to expand communications partnership

Google testing HR algorithm

Webware 100 Winners

Erik Palm, a business reporter for Swedish national television, is joining CNET News as a spring 2009 fellow with Stanford University's Innovation Journalism program. When he's not working, he enjoys kayaking and exploring California's hiking trails. E-mail Erik.

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