Assorted links for Friday, December 6:

1. Why API-First Matters in an AI-Driven World
2. Elasticsearch Was Great, But Vector Databases Are the Future
3. New Vector Search, Full Text Search, and Hybrid Search Features in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
4. How Toyota uses Azure Cosmos DB to power their multi-agent AI system for enhanced productivity
5. Introducing the new Linux-based Azure Cosmos DB Emulator (Preview)