UI spruce up

app.py

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def fetch_news():
             return f"Error: Failed to fetch news. Status code: {response.status_code}"
 
         articles = response.json().get("articles", [])
-        summaries = []
+        summaries = [f'## 📰 Top Stories - Instant Insights\n\n']
         for article in articles:
             title = article.get("title", "No title")
             article_url = article.get("url", "#")
@@ -141,36 +141,30 @@ def extract_full_content(url):
 with gr.Blocks(theme=gr.themes.Default(font="Arial", font_mono="Courier New")) as demo:
     # Header Section
     gr.Markdown("# 📰 Sum Up! Stay Informed, Instantly")
-    gr.Markdown("## A LLM-based News Summarizer App")
-    gr.Markdown(
-        "Sum Up! condenses the latest headlines from trusted news sources into clear, concise, and easy-to-read summaries, so you can stay informed in seconds."
-    )
+    gr.Markdown("### FLAN-T5-Driven Summarizer for Multi-Format Content")
+    gr.Markdown("Sum Up! effectively distills lengthy content into clear, concise summaries with just a text input, file upload, or URL. Stay informed with instant access to auto-summarized top news headlines—all in just one click.")
 
     # Input Section
     gr.Markdown("---")  # Horizontal line for separation
     with gr.Row():
         # Left Column: Collapsible Sidebar for Latest News
         with gr.Column(scale=1, min_width=300):
-            with gr.Accordion("📢 Fetch Latest News", open=False):
+            with gr.Accordion("📢 News at a Glance", open=False):
                 gr.Markdown("**Source: Associated Press**")
                 gr.Markdown(
-                    "Click the button below to fetch the top news articles and summarize them."
-                )
-                news_btn = gr.Button("🗞️ News Now", variant="primary", elem_id="news-now-btn")
-                gr.Markdown(
-                    "This feature fetches the latest headlines from the Associated Press and summarizes them for you."
-                )
+                    "Click to get today's top news from the Associated Press, simplified and ready to read.")
+                news_btn = gr.Button("⚡ News Now", variant="primary", elem_id="news-now-btn")
 
         # Right Column: Text Input and File Upload
         with gr.Column(scale=2, min_width=400):
-            gr.Markdown("### Provide Your Input")
+            gr.Markdown("### Provide content to summarize")
             gr.Markdown("#### Enter Text or URL")
             input_box = gr.Textbox(
                 label="Enter URL or Text",
                 placeholder="Paste a URL or text here...",
                 lines=5,
             )
-            summarize_btn = gr.Button("📝 Summarize", variant="primary", elem_id="summarize-btn")
+            summarize_btn = gr.Button("🔍 Summarize", variant="primary", elem_id="summarize-btn")
 
             # Clear Button placed below the Summarize button
             clear_btn = gr.Button("Clear", variant="secondary", elem_id="clear-btn")
@@ -183,7 +177,7 @@ with gr.Blocks(theme=gr.themes.Default(font="Arial", font_mono="Courier New")) a
 
     # Output Section
     gr.Markdown("---")  # Horizontal line for separation
-    gr.Markdown("### View Results")
+    gr.Markdown("### 💡 Key Takeaways")
     with gr.Row():
         with gr.Column(scale=1):
             gen_output = gr.Markdown()  # Use a valid output component