refactor: simplify navigation links and update hero/about section descriptions

Author: jim-junior

components/Navbar.tsx

@@ -7,12 +7,7 @@ import { FiMenu, FiX } from "react-icons/fi";
 export default function Navbar() {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
 
-  const navLinks = [
-    { name: "About", href: "#about" },
-    { name: "Mission", href: "#mission" },
-    { name: "Research", href: "#research" },
-    { name: "Future Tech", href: "#future-tech" },
-  ];
+  const navLinks = [{ name: "About", href: "#about" }];
 
   return (
     <header className="fixed top-0 left-0 w-full z-40">

components/home/Hero.tsx

@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ export default function Hero() {
           transition={{ duration: 0.9 }}
           className="text-5xl sm:text-6xl lg:text-7xl font-semibold tracking-tight bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-200 to-white bg-clip-text text-transparent"
         >
-          Building the Future of Open Research & Technology
+          We are a Software Research Lab building Open Technologies for East
+          Africa
         </motion.h1>
 
         <motion.p
@@ -68,9 +69,9 @@ export default function Hero() {
           transition={{ duration: 1.1, delay: 0.2 }}
           className="mt-6 text-lg sm:text-xl text-gray-300 max-w-3xl mx-auto leading-relaxed"
         >
-          OPEN UG LABS is pioneering next-generation technologies in Cloud,
-          Quantum, AI, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Virtualization, and Open
-          Infrastructure — all through open research and community empowerment.
+          Open Labs is pioneering next-generation technologies in Cloud,
+          Quantum, AI, Cryptography, Virtualization, and Open Infrastructure.
+          all through open research and community empowerment.
         </motion.p>
 
         {/* CTA Buttons */}

components/home/about.tsx

@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ export default function AboutSection() {
 
           <p className="text-lg md:text-xl text-gray-300 leading-relaxed">
             Open UG Labs is a frontier research collective exploring the edges
-            of modern computing — from quantum-resistant cryptography and
-            virtualization technologies to intelligent systems and cloud-native
-            infrastructure.
+            of modern computing from cryptography and virtualization
+            technologies to intelligent systems and cloud-native infrastructure.
             <br />
             <br />
             We push technology forward through open research, engineering
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ export default function AboutSection() {
           <FeatureCard
             icon={<FiTrendingUp className="w-10 h-10 text-blue-300" />}
             title="Future-Focused"
-            description="We operate with long-term vision — preparing Africa for quantum computing, AI infrastructure, and emerging tech fields."
+            description="We operate with long-term vision preparing Africa for quantum computing, AI infrastructure, and emerging tech fields."
           />
         </div>
       </div>