According to the announcement from Appen, it says:
"Earlier today, Appen announced a deal to acquire Leapforce. This is an exciting development in the work-from-home market. By joining forces with Leapforce, we envision even more opportunities for our contractors in the future.
As a valued member of our contractor community, we wanted to let you know that there will be no near-term impact from this announcement to your current project in terms of processes, tools and pay rates. Over time as our organizations become integrated, our goal will be to provide you with an improved work-from-home experience as we adopt the best practices from each company"
So, no near-term impact. Maybe this will improve Appen?